A.C. Lyles 2010 - P 2013 His affiliation with the studio spanned more than 85 years. Publicist and producer A.C. Lyles, who in recent years has served as the studio ambassador at Paramount Pictures, died Friday. He was 95. Lyles had worked for Paramount since he was 10 years old, longer than any other employee in the history of that studio. He first went to work more than 80 years ago in the Paramount mailroom when Adolph Zukor ran the studio. He was a publicist for many years before making a transition to producing. Andrew Craddock Lyles was born in Jacksonville, Fla., and first met Zukor while he was working as an usher at the Florida Theater, then owned by Paramount. He finally saved enough money to move to Los Angeles in 1938. After two years in the mailroom, Lyles moved to the publicity and advertising department. He eventually supervised advertising. He started producing in 1967 with Short Cut to Hell, the only movie ever directed by James Cagney. He went on to produce low-budget movies, mostly Westerns. After leaving the studio for a short time, he returned to work in television. He worked on ABC's Afterschool Specials and the CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People as well as the A Christmas for Boomer special in 1979. Read more http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...r/news (The Hollywood Reporter - Top Stories)
