Berry Gordy, Jr. was born on November 28, 1929, at Detroit, Michigan. In 1957 Gordy discovered Smokey Robinson and The Miracles. He started Motown in 1959.
In 1968, Gordy moved to Los Angeles and Motown followed in 1972. In the 70′s Gordy produced, “Lady Sings the Blues” starring Diana Ross, with Richard Pryor and Billy Dee Williams. Ross was nominated for an Academy Award. Berry Gordy soon after produced and directed “Mahogany,” also starring Ross.
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Gordy sold Motown Records to MCA 1988 for $61 million. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and published an autobiography, “To Be Loved”, in 1994. He is now 77.
Gordy has been married and divorced several times, and has seven children: Hazel Joy, Berry, Kennedy, Kerry, Rhonda, Stefan and Terry James. Rhonda is the daughter of Gordy and Diana Ross.
