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Carl Laemmle (/ ˈ l ɛ m l i / ⓘ; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films.
Carl Laemmle (born Jan. 17, 1867, Laupheim, Ger.—died Sept. 24, 1939, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.) was a German-born U.S. film producer. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1884, he worked at various jobs in Chicago before opening a nickelodeon there in 1906 and becoming a leading film distributor.
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Jan 17, 2017 · Carl Laemmle was forced out of the company in 1936 during the Great Depression and spent the last years of his life dedicated to saving Jewish families.
Carl Laemmle, Sr. war ein deutscher Filmproduzent jüdischer Herkunft, mit, nach seiner 1886 erfolgten Auswanderung in die Vereinigten Staaten, verliehener amerikanischer Staatsbürgerschaft, der 1912 die heutigen Universal Pictures in Universal City im Los Angeles County begründete und bis 1936 leitete. In dieser Funktion gehörte er zu den ...
Feb 14, 2023 · Film producer Carl Laemmle saved 300 Jewish families by providing affidavits of support while battling the U.S. government.
Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany. It was Laemmle as much as anybody who invented the modern movie business.
Learn about the life and career of Carl Laemmle, the pioneer of nickelodeons, film exchange, and studio production. Discover how he fought Edison's patents, built Universal City, and produced classics like The Hunchback of Notre Dame and All Quiet on the Western Front.
