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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Schenck canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film pioneer
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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
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20th Century-Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film distribution
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film production ⓘ motion pictures ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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silent film ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-founding 20th Century Pictures
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helping to found United Artists ⓘ leading early Hollywood studio operations ⓘ producing silent and early sound films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
20th Century Pictures
NERFINISHED
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20th Century-Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ Buster Keaton productions NERFINISHED ⓘ United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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film executive ⓘ film producer ⓘ studio executive ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith |
Charlie Chaplin
NERFINISHED
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Darryl F. Zanuck NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Fairbanks NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Pickford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chairman of 20th Century-Fox
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president of United Artists ⓘ |
| relative | Nicholas Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| sibling | Nicholas Schenck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Norma Talmadge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Buster Keaton
NERFINISHED
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Norma Talmadge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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