Gerald R. Molen

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Gerald Robert Molen born January 6 1935 is a high profile American film producer He works very closely with Steven Spielberg having produced five of his films and won an Academy Award for coproducing Schindlers List Gerald Jerry Molen is now semiretired and spends his time alternating between Montana and Las Vegas Nevada Molen was born in Great Falls Montana the son of Edith Lorraine née Meyer and Gerald Richard Molen He grew up in North Hollywood California after moving from Montana with a number of younger brothers and sisters His mother ran a diner The Blue Onion which was located across from one of the major studios Molen got his start in the movie business by changing tires on studio trucks Molen has appeared in cameos in several of the films he produced including Rain Man Days of Thunder and Jurassic Park The name Molen can be seen painted on the front of a large black cauldron in the movie Hook as the camera pans across the pirate docks in Neverland Molen is an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald R Molen licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia