Carl Laemmle

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German-American businessperson film industry pioneer film producer studio executive

Carl Laemmle was a pioneering German-American film producer and studio executive who founded Universal Pictures and helped shape the early Hollywood studio system.

Aliases (2)

Carl Laemmle Jr. ×3
Karl Lämmle ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German-American → businessperson → film industry pioneer → film producer → studio executive →
birthName	Karl Lämmle →
causeOfDeath	cardiovascular disease (heart-related causes) →
child	Carl Laemmle Jr. →
citizenship	German Empire → United States of America →
countryOfBirth	Germany →
countryOfDeath	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1867-01-17 →
dateOfDeath	1939-09-24 →
employer	Universal Pictures →
era	early sound film era → silent film era →
ethnicOrigin	Jewish →
familyRelation	Carl Laemmle Jr. →
founded	Universal City, California (studio complex) → Universal Film Manufacturing Company → Universal Pictures →
genreSpecialization	early horror films → silent films →
immigratedTo	United States of America →
industry	film industry →
influenced	Hollywood studio system →
knownFor	supporting European Jewish refugees in the 1930s →
language	English → German →
name	Carl Laemmle →
notableFor	founding one of the major Hollywood film studios → helping shape the early Hollywood studio system → producing early feature films →
occupation	film producer → film studio founder → studio executive →
placeOfBirth	Laupheim, Kingdom of Württemberg →
placeOfDeath	Beverly Hills, California, United States →
positionHeld	film studio owner → head of Universal Pictures →
residence	Los Angeles, California, United States → New York City, New York, United States →
spouse	Recha Laemmle →
workedOn	development of the studio lot in Universal City, California →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carl Laemmle ("Karl Lämmle") →	birthName
Carl Laemmle ("Carl Laemmle Jr.") →	child
Carl Laemmle ("Carl Laemmle Jr.") →	familyRelation
Universal Pictures →	foundedBy
Carl Laemmle →	name
Motion Picture Patents Company →	opposedBy
Frankenstein (1931 film) ("Carl Laemmle Jr.") →	producer