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    • Feb 21, 1943
    David Geffen is born in Brooklyn. He founds Asylum Records, a label home for The Eagles and Linda Ronstadt, and later Bryan White and Lila McCann. Geffen also is a co-founder of DreamWorks, which finds success with Darryl Worley and Toby Keith
    Jun 19, 1980
    Disco queen Donna Summer becomes the first artist to sign with David Geffen's new label, Geffen Records, at a time when Dolly Parton has a country hit with the Summer-penned "Starting Over Again"
    Apr 14, 2005
    Asylum Records founder David Geffen finally turns over keys giving the public access to the beach near his home in Malibu, California, 22 years after he had originally promised to do it
    Mar 25, 2007
    "Distracted," a theatrical production starring Rita Wilson, opens at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Keith Urban escorts Nicole Kidman to the event, also attended by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Rob Reiner, among others
    Dec 15, 2009
    "All Shook Up" songwriter Otis Blackwell is announced as an inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with fellow composers Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry and Mort Shuman, plus The Hollies and executive David Geffen
    Mar 15, 2010
    "Little Sister" songwriter Mort Shuman joins the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in New York with songwriters Jeff Barry, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Ellie Greenwich and Otis Blackwell, plus Asylum founder David Geffen and The Hollies
    Feb 14, 2016
    Blake Shelton, Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Tony Bennett, Oprah Winfrey, Eminem and Bruce Springsteen are among the invited guests as producer Jimmy Iovine marries Liberty Ross at the Beverly Hills home of David Geffen
    May 2, 2017
    Asylum Records founder David Geffen closes on the sale of his beachfront Malibu home for $85 million
    Jul 26, 2017
    The Hollywood Reporter reports Asylum Records founder David Geffen has sold his last piece of beachfront property in Malibu, California, picking up $8 million for a 1,500-square-foot home
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