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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 16 > Schein, 80, promoted Betamax

Schein, 80, promoted Betamax

By Bruce Weber / The Bulletin
May 16, 2008

Harvey Schein, who led the Sony Corp. of America in the 1970s and doubled its size in spite of championing the failed Betamax video recording system and clashing with Sony’s top Japanese executives, died Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 80, and had homes in Manhattan; Washington, Conn.;....

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