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Joseph Michael Schenck ( / ˈskɛŋk /; December 25, 1876 [1] – October 22, 1961) was a Russian-born American film studio executive. Life and career. Schenck was born to a Jewish family [2] in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russian Empire.
Joseph M. Schenck (1876-1961) was a film industry executive who co-founded United Artists and 20th Century-Fox. He also helped Marilyn Monroe's career and was involved in the Todd-AO wide-screen system.
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Joseph Michael Schenck (/ˈskɛŋk/; December 25, 1876 – October 22, 1961) was a Russian-born American film studio executive. Schenck was born to a Jewish family in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. He and his family – including younger brother Nicholas – emigrated to New York City in July 1892 under the name Ossip Schenker.
Joe Schenck was born on 2 June 1891 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for They Learned About Women (1930), The Naughty Twenties (1951) and Van and Schenck 'the Pennant Winning Battery of Songland' (1927).
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- Brooklyn, New York, USA
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- Detroit, Michigan, USA
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 22 -- Joseph M. Schenck, one of the last surviving giants of the motion picture industry, died today at his Beverly Hills home. He was 82 years old.
J oseph Schenck rose from a $4.50 a week factory worker to one of the most powerful figures in the motion picture business. The Russian-born emigrant was the former president and chairman of the...
Joseph Michael Schenck was a pioneer executive who played a key role in the development of the United States film industry. Born in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia to a Jewish household, he and his family-including younger brother Nicholas- emigrated to New York City in 1893, he and Nicholas eventually got into the entertainment business ...
