Charlie Koones President & Publisher When I arrived at Variety 15 years ago, the organization was in the process of transitioning between eras - from the 80-plus years of ownership by the family of Sime Silverman to the Variety of today. These two generations are similar in so many ways, and yet, there's a unique essence that remains. We've come to call it "the Variety DNA."... read full letter Peter Bart Editor-In-Chief When the editors of Variety's Centennial Issue first told me of their plan to select the icons of the show business, their quest resonated with me. When I first came to Los Angeles in the mid-'60s, I, too, decided to embark on my own Icon Quest. I had never been to the West Coast before the New York Times annointed me it's West Coast correspondent. ... read full letter Here, There & Everywhere In 1963, the Beatles rocked the U.K. and soon the rest of the world would follow suit Read introduction          Top 100 Icons   More Icons: Producers  Pioneering Film Moguls  Legit Animation  Music  TV Moguls  Tomorrow's click on thumbnail to read about each top-ten icon The ripple effect Ten commandments and pics that changed the nature of the biz Affairs to remember Long Speeches, brief streakers and fakes: Oscar claims some memorable moments Collective memories The most enduring movie moments transcend time and celluloid Copyright 2009, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Use of this Website is subject to Terms of Use. Privacy Policy