Akio Morita vs Yılmaz Güney
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1937 to 1984.
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Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified
Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984)
- — Born in Yenice, Adana Province, Turkey Verified
- — Studied law and economics in Ankara and Istanbul
- — Imprisoned for 18 months on charges of communist propaganda Verified
- — Directed Umut (Hope) Verified
- — Married Fatoş Güney
- — Imprisoned after the 1971 military intervention Verified
- — Convicted of the killing of a judge and sentenced to prison Verified
- — Escaped from prison and fled to France Verified
- — Yol shared the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified