Joseph Schenck

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Joseph Schenck was a pioneering early Hollywood film executive and producer who played a key role in shaping the American movie industry.

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instanceOf American film pioneer
businessperson
film executive
film producer
studio executive
birthDate 1878-12-25
birthPlace Rybinsk, Russian Empire NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth Russian Empire
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1961-10-22
deathPlace Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
employer 20th Century Pictures NERFINISHED
20th Century-Fox NERFINISHED
United Artists NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Schenck NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork film distribution
film production
motion pictures
genre comedy film
silent film
givenName Joseph NERFINISHED
industry film industry
name Joseph Schenck NERFINISHED
notableFor co-founding 20th Century Pictures
helping to found United Artists
leading early Hollywood studio operations
producing silent and early sound films
notableWork 20th Century Pictures NERFINISHED
20th Century-Fox NERFINISHED
Buster Keaton productions NERFINISHED
United Artists NERFINISHED
occupation business executive
film executive
film producer
studio executive
partnerInBusinessWith Charlie Chaplin NERFINISHED
Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED
Douglas Fairbanks NERFINISHED
Mary Pickford NERFINISHED
positionHeld chairman of 20th Century-Fox
president of United Artists
relative Nicholas Schenck NERFINISHED
residence Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED
New York City
sibling Nicholas Schenck NERFINISHED
spouse Norma Talmadge NERFINISHED
workedIn Hollywood
workedWith Buster Keaton NERFINISHED
Norma Talmadge NERFINISHED

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USC School of Cinematic Arts foundedBy Joseph Schenck