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Joseph M. Schenck

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Nome de nascimento: Joseph Michael Schenck
Data de nascimento: 25 de dezembro de 1876 ( 84 anos)
Falecimento: 22 de outubro de 1961
Atividades: Produtor
Local de nascimento: Yaroslav, Russian Empire
Anos ativo: 1917 - 1961

Joseph M. Schenck

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Recognizing the potential, in 1909 the Schenck brothers purchased Palisades Amusement Park and afterward became participants in the fledgling motion picture industry in partnership with Marcus Loew, operating a chain of movie theaters. In 1916, through his involvement in the film business, Joseph Schenck met and married Norma Talmadge, a top young star with Vitagraph Studios. He would be the first of her three husbands, but she was his only wife. Schenck supervised, controlled and nurtured her career in alliance with her mother. In 1917 the couple formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation, which became a lucrative enterprise. They divorced in 1934; Schenck then built a home in Palm Springs, California. After parting ways with his brother, Joseph Schenck moved to the West Coast where the future of the film industry seemed to lie. Within a few years Schenck was made the second president of the new United Artists. In 1933 he partnered with Darryl F. Zanuck to create Twentieth Century Pictures that merged with Fox Film Corporation in 1935. As chairman of the new 20th Century Fox, he was one of the most powerful and influential people in the film business. Caught in a payoff scheme to buy peace with the militant unions, he was convicted of income tax evasion and spent time in prison before being granted a presidential pardon. Following his release, he returned to 20th Century Fox where he became infatuated with the unknown Marilyn Monroe, and played a key role in launching her career. One of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in 1952 he was given a special Academy Award in recognition of his contribution to the development of the film industry. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6757 Hollywood Blvd. Schenck retired in 1957 and shortly afterward suffered a stroke, from which he never fully recovered. He died in Los Angeles in 1961 at the age of 84, and was interred in Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

Filmografia ( 36 obras)

Produção em filmes

Ano Nota Título
1933 - Os Tempos Antigos
1933 - The Mad Doctor
1933 - Arranhando o Céu
1927 - Amores de Estudante
1926 - A General
1926 - Boxe Por Amor
1925 - Vaqueiro Avacalhado
1924 - Marinheiro Por Descuido
1924 - Bancando o Águia
1923 - Nossa Hospitalidade
1923 - As Três Idades
1923 - The Love Nest
1923 - O Aeronauta
1922 - Day Dreams
1922 - O País dos Gelados
1922 - O Ferreiro
1922 - O Enrascado
1922 - The Paleface
1921 - O Barco
1921 - A Cabra
1921 - O Sinal Alto
1921 - A Casa Maluca
1920 - Condenado 13
1920 - Uma Semana
1918 - Good Night, Nurse!
1918 - The Bell Boy
1918 - Out West
1917 - Coney Island
1917 - The Rough House


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