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In April 1931, Briskin became president of the newly formed [[Meteor Pictures]], in New York.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Two Series of Features Planned by Meteor Corp. | date=April 28, 1931 | page=2 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume555newy#page/1052/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sally M'Gowan Sues Film Director for Heart Balm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/608488209/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=July 27, 1931 |page=3 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> The new company had been formed from the former Briskin Distributing Company, which Briskin began in the late 1920s.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=The Book of Books | date=February 10, 1929 | page=9 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily4748newy#page/n345/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=New Incorporations | date=May 7, 1931 | page=2 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume555newy#page/1154/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1932 he moved over to [[Columbia Pictures]], where the first film he produced was ''[[Fighting for Justice]]'', starring [[Tim McCoy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5767-FIGHTING-FOR-JUSTICE?cxt=filmography| title=Fighting for Justice | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= September 7, 2020}}</ref> He was put in charge of all films starring McCoy, and spearheaded the transition of McCoy from [[Westerns]] to other types of films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/50766302/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=Warren Times Mirror |date=August 10, 1934 |page=2 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1936, Columbia renewed his contract.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Irving Briskin Renews | date=February 17, 1936 | page=2 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/350/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> Briskin's contract to run his own production unit at Columbia was renewed in 1942,<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Col. Renews Briskin Pact | date=June 16, 1942 | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail81wids#page/n483/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 8, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> and again for three years in 1944.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=I. Briskin gets new Col. Pact | date=March 8, 1944 | page=10 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily85wids#page/n597/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 8, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> 1945 saw Briskin become the executive assistant to [[Harry Cohn]] at Columbia.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Riding Herd on the Hollywood News Range | date=August 28, 1945 | page=7 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily88wids#page/n405/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 8, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1951, Briskin re-signed a seven-year contract with Columbia, to continue on as vice-president of the studio.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/23862296/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Brownsville Herald |date=April 8, 1951 |page=25 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/386038812/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 5, 1954 |page=28 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1952, Briskin announced that he had an inked a deal with [[Ford Motors]] for Columbia to produce 39 half-hour films to be shown on television.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/31056691/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |author=Gene Hunsaker |newspaper=The Blizzard ([[Oil City, Pennsylvania]]) |date=July 2, 1952 |page=6 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref>
In April 1931, Briskin became president of the newly formed [[Meteor Pictures]], in New York.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Two Series of Features Planned by Meteor Corp. | date=April 28, 1931 | page=2 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume555newy#page/1052/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sally M'Gowan Sues Film Director for Heart Balm |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/608488209/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=July 27, 1931 |page=3 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> The new company had been formed from the former Briskin Distributing Company, which Briskin began in the late 1920s.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=The Book of Books | date=February 10, 1929 | page=9 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily4748newy#page/n345/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=New Incorporations | date=May 7, 1931 | page=2 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume555newy#page/1154/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1932 he moved over to [[Columbia Pictures]], where the first film he produced was ''[[Fighting for Justice]]'', starring [[Tim McCoy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/5767-FIGHTING-FOR-JUSTICE?cxt=filmography| title=Fighting for Justice | publisher=American Film Institute | accessdate= September 7, 2020}}</ref> He was put in charge of all films starring McCoy, and spearheaded the transition of McCoy from [[Westerns]] to other types of films.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/50766302/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=Warren Times Mirror |date=August 10, 1934 |page=2 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1936, Columbia renewed his contract.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Irving Briskin Renews | date=February 17, 1936 | page=2 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdailyvolume669newy#page/350/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 7, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> Briskin's contract to run his own production unit at Columbia was renewed in 1942,<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Col. Renews Briskin Pact | date=June 16, 1942 | page=5 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdail81wids#page/n483/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 8, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> and again for three years in 1944.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=I. Briskin gets new Col. Pact | date=March 8, 1944 | page=10 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily85wids#page/n597/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 8, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> 1945 saw Briskin become the executive assistant to [[Harry Cohn]] at Columbia.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=The Film Daily | title=Riding Herd on the Hollywood News Range | date=August 28, 1945 | page=7 | url=https://archive.org/stream/filmdaily88wids#page/n405/mode/2up/search/Briskin | accessdate=September 8, 2020}}{{Open access}}</ref> In 1951, Briskin re-signed a seven-year contract with Columbia, to continue on as vice-president of the studio.<ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/23862296/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Brownsville Herald |date=April 8, 1951 |page=25 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Amusements |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/386038812/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=January 5, 1954 |page=28 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In 1952, Briskin announced that he had an inked a deal with [[Ford Motors]] for Columbia to produce 39 half-hour films to be shown on television.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hollywood |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/31056691/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |author=Gene Hunsaker |newspaper=The Blizzard ([[Oil City, Pennsylvania]]) |date=July 2, 1952 |page=6 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref>


In 1956 Briskin began his own production company, Briskin Productions, to release television material through [[Screen Gems]], Columbia's television subsidiary. At the same time, he continued as V.P. at Columbia, and was put in charge of all production at Screen Gems.<ref>{{cite journal|date=June 11, 1956 |title=Briskin to Form Company |journal=Broadcasting|page=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Grants Offered by Screen Gems |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/623683045/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Pomona Progress-Bulletin |date=April 17, 1956 |page=16 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In doing so, Briskin resigned from his duties as the studio manager for Columbia's film division, to focus on television production.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brando Eyed For Role as 1st Envoy to Japan |author=Louella O. Parsons |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/458434531/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner |date=June 4, 1956 |page=27 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In April 1956, Briskin initiated a series of writing scholarships to encourage young talent. This was the first time in history this had been done. Six schools were to participate, with the first three selected being [[Fordham University]], [[University of Chicago]], and [[Iowa State University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scholarships To Go To Video Writers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/23481740/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Amarillo Globe-Times |date=April 26, 1956 |page=23 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=KING Launches Two New Shows |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/491046363/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |date=April 23, 1956 |page=25 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In May 1946 he hired [[Mickey Rooney]] to produce a new series, ''Calamity Jane'', although the show never seems to have been aired.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rooney Becomes TV Producer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/618439323/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Miami Herald |date=May 27, 1956 |page=10 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> Later in 1956, Briskin negotiated with [[Sam Cohn]] for a $1 million budget for television production for Screen Gems.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Budget for Screen Gems Set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580646471/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=Valley Times |date=July 4, 1956 |page=5 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref>
In 1956 Briskin began his own production company, Briskin Productions, to release television material through [[Screen Gems]], Columbia's television subsidiary. At the same time, he continued as V.P. at Columbia, and was put in charge of all production at Screen Gems.<ref>{{cite journal|date=June 11, 1956 |title=Briskin to Form Company |journal=Broadcasting|page=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Grants Offered by Screen Gems |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/623683045/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Pomona Progress-Bulletin |date=April 17, 1956 |page=16 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In doing so, Briskin resigned from his duties as the studio manager for Columbia's film division, to focus on television production.<ref>{{cite news|title=Brando Eyed For Role as 1st Envoy to Japan |author=Louella O. Parsons |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/458434531/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The San Francisco Examiner |date=June 4, 1956 |page=27 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In April 1956, Briskin initiated a series of writing scholarships to encourage young talent. This was the first time in history this had been done. Six schools were to participate, with the first three selected being [[Fordham University]], [[University of Chicago]], and [[Iowa State University]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scholarships To Go To Video Writers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/23481740/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Amarillo Globe-Times |date=April 26, 1956 |page=23 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=KING Launches Two New Shows |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/491046363/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Vancouver Sun |date=April 23, 1956 |page=25 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> In May 1946 he hired [[Mickey Rooney]] to produce a new series, ''Calamity Jane'', although the show never seems to have been aired.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rooney Becomes TV Producer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/618439323/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Miami Herald |date=May 27, 1956 |page=10 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> Later in 1956, Briskin negotiated with [[Sam Cohn]] for a $1 million budget for television production for Screen Gems.<ref>{{cite news|title=Big Budget for Screen Gems Set |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580646471/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=Valley Times |date=July 4, 1956 |page=5 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref> His production produced several series for Screen Gems for the 1957 season, including ''[[Casey Jones]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Telefilm Firm Offers Cash To Producers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/397568233/?terms=%22Irving%2BBriskin%22 |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |date=October 23, 1956 |page=14 |via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = September 7, 2020}} {{Open access}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

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Irving Briskin
Born(1903-02-28)February 28, 1903
New York City, New York, United States
DiedMay 29, 1981(1981-05-29) (aged 78)
Los Angeles, California, United States
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1931–45

Irving Briskin was an American film producer of more than 200 films during the 1930s and 1940s.[1] He was the brother of Samuel J. Briskin.[2]

Career

Briskin's film career began in 1923 as an auditor for Banner Productions, in New York City. In 1925 he moved to the Henry Ginsburg Distributing Corp.[3] In 1926 he joined Sterling Pictures.[4] In July 1927, when the studio got rid of their foreign broker system and implemented their own foreign sales, Briskin was put in charge,[5] becoming head of their foreign department.[6] That year he negotiated a major sales agreement with Cinematografica Astrea in Barcelona, Spain for distributing all of Sterling's product in Spain and Portugal, as well as six of its films in Italy. [7] And later that same year he negotiated the sale of all 18 Sterling pictures in Hungary.[8] In August 1928, he was named vice president of Sterling and given control over all of the company's operations.[4] By September 1928, Briskin had his own company, Briskin Pictures Corp., headquartered in New York City.[9]

In April 1931, Briskin became president of the newly formed Meteor Pictures, in New York.[10][11] The new company had been formed from the former Briskin Distributing Company, which Briskin began in the late 1920s.[12][13] In 1932 he moved over to Columbia Pictures, where the first film he produced was Fighting for Justice, starring Tim McCoy.[14] He was put in charge of all films starring McCoy, and spearheaded the transition of McCoy from Westerns to other types of films.[15] In 1936, Columbia renewed his contract.[16] Briskin's contract to run his own production unit at Columbia was renewed in 1942,[17] and again for three years in 1944.[18] 1945 saw Briskin become the executive assistant to Harry Cohn at Columbia.[19] In 1951, Briskin re-signed a seven-year contract with Columbia, to continue on as vice-president of the studio.[20][21] In 1952, Briskin announced that he had an inked a deal with Ford Motors for Columbia to produce 39 half-hour films to be shown on television.[22]

In 1956 Briskin began his own production company, Briskin Productions, to release television material through Screen Gems, Columbia's television subsidiary. At the same time, he continued as V.P. at Columbia, and was put in charge of all production at Screen Gems.[23][24] In doing so, Briskin resigned from his duties as the studio manager for Columbia's film division, to focus on television production.[25] In April 1956, Briskin initiated a series of writing scholarships to encourage young talent. This was the first time in history this had been done. Six schools were to participate, with the first three selected being Fordham University, University of Chicago, and Iowa State University.[26][27] In May 1946 he hired Mickey Rooney to produce a new series, Calamity Jane, although the show never seems to have been aired.[28] Later in 1956, Briskin negotiated with Sam Cohn for a $1 million budget for television production for Screen Gems.[29] His production produced several series for Screen Gems for the 1957 season, including Casey Jones.[30]

Personal life

In October 1940, Briskin purchased the Pepper Lane Farm, one of the oldest residences in southern California, dating from the 1850s. The farm was the estate of Alan O. Stearns and was located in Reseda, California, and consisted of seven acres.[31] Briskin sold the estate for $65,000 in 1946 to a non-profit group, Field Photo Homes, Inc., who intended to develop the property into a memorial for the 13 men of the O.S.S.' Field Photo Unit during World War II. The purchase price had been donated by John Ford.[32] The memorial ranch opened in July 1946.[33]

His son, Frederick Briskin, was an assistant director at Columbia.[34] He was elected the head of Temple Israel of Hollywood twice, in 1947 and 1950.[35][36] In 1950, he served as one of the pallbearers at the funeral of Al Jolson.[37] In June 1955, he suffered a heart attack and was hospitalized at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.[38]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Irving Briskin". American Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 6, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
  2. ^ Louella O. Parsons (September 25, 1934). "William Gargan Goes to Warners". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Who's Who in Hollywood". The Film Daily. May 27, 1938. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  4. ^ a b "Irving J. Briskin Named Vice President". The Film Daily. August 24, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  5. ^ "Sterling Eliminates Foreign Broker System". The Film Daily. July 10, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Briskin Goes to Montreal". The Film Daily. July 21, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  7. ^ "Sterling Makes Foreign Sales". The Film Daily. September 9, 1927. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  8. ^ "Sterling Sells 18 in Hungary". The Film Daily. October 26, 1927. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  9. ^ "Mata Hari advertisement". The Film Daily. September 18, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  10. ^ "Two Series of Features Planned by Meteor Corp". The Film Daily. April 28, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  11. ^ "Sally M'Gowan Sues Film Director for Heart Balm". Los Angeles Evening Express. July 27, 1931. p. 3. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "The Book of Books". The Film Daily. February 10, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  13. ^ "New Incorporations". The Film Daily. May 7, 1931. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  14. ^ "Fighting for Justice". American Film Institute. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Amusements". Warren Times Mirror. August 10, 1934. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "Irving Briskin Renews". The Film Daily. February 17, 1936. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2020.Open access icon
  17. ^ "Col. Renews Briskin Pact". The Film Daily. June 16, 1942. p. 5. Retrieved September 8, 2020.Open access icon
  18. ^ "I. Briskin gets new Col. Pact". The Film Daily. March 8, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved September 8, 2020.Open access icon
  19. ^ "Riding Herd on the Hollywood News Range". The Film Daily. August 28, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved September 8, 2020.Open access icon
  20. ^ "Amusements". The Brownsville Herald. April 8, 1951. p. 25. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  21. ^ "Amusements". The Los Angeles Times. January 5, 1954. p. 28. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  22. ^ Gene Hunsaker (July 2, 1952). "Hollywood". The Blizzard (Oil City, Pennsylvania). p. 6. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  23. ^ "Briskin to Form Company". Broadcasting: 52. June 11, 1956.
  24. ^ "Grants Offered by Screen Gems". The Pomona Progress-Bulletin. April 17, 1956. p. 16. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  25. ^ Louella O. Parsons (June 4, 1956). "Brando Eyed For Role as 1st Envoy to Japan". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 27. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  26. ^ "Scholarships To Go To Video Writers". The Amarillo Globe-Times. April 26, 1956. p. 23. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  27. ^ "KING Launches Two New Shows". The Vancouver Sun. April 23, 1956. p. 25. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  28. ^ "Rooney Becomes TV Producer". The Miami Herald. May 27, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  29. ^ "Big Budget for Screen Gems Set". Valley Times. July 4, 1956. p. 5. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  30. ^ "Telefilm Firm Offers Cash To Producers". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1956. p. 14. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  31. ^ "Motion Picture Man Buys Historic Estate". Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1940. p. 71. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  32. ^ "Notable Farm Transferred to Renowned Wartime Unit". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  33. ^ "Memorial to O.S.S. Dead Opens in Reseda". Valley Times. July 8, 1946. p. 2. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  34. ^ "Los Angeles City Briefs". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  35. ^ "Ground Broken in Hollywood for Synagogue". Los Angeles Times. May 19, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  36. ^ "Temple Group Will Install Film Official". Los Angeles Times. January 21, 1950. p. 17. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  37. ^ "Thousand Bid Adieu to Al Jolson at Hollywood Funeral". Los Angeles Times. October 27, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  38. ^ Ed Sullivan (June 13, 1955). "Little Old New York". New York Daily News. p. 42. Retrieved September 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
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