Joseph Schenck
Joseph Michael Schenck , Russian Джозеф Майкл Шенк (* December 13 . Jul / 25. December 1878 greg. In Rybinsk , Russian Empire ; † 22. October 1961 in Los Angeles , California , USA ) was an American film producer and manager various film companies involved in the development of the US film industry.
Life
From 1916 to 1934 Schenck was married to the silent film actress Norma Talmadge . He produced her films and was her financial advisor even after the divorce. After the founding of United Artists in 1919, Schenck was the company's second president from 1925. In favor of filling the executive chair of the film distribution company, it was not only his business knowledge of the film industry that spoke in favor of him, but also his contacts with his sister-in-law Natalie Talmadge and her husband Buster Keaton .
In 1934 he and Darryl F. Zanuck founded 20th Century Pictures , which distributed their films through United Artists. In 1935 her company merged with Fox Film Corporation to form 20th Century Fox , of which Schenck was the first president. Joseph Schenck's brother Nicholas was CEO of Loew's, Inc. , the parent company of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .
Filmography (selection)
- 1917: Panthea
- 1918: The Cook ( The Cook , short film)
- 1919: The New Moon
- 1920: The Workshop ( The Garage , short film)
- 1920: Honeymoon in a prefabricated house ( One Week , short film)
- 1920: Buster Keaton's wedding with obstacles ( The Scarecrow , short film)
- 1920: Neighborhood in Klinch ( Neighbors , short film)
- 1921: The enchanted house ( The Haunted House , short film)
- 1921: The Goat ( The Goat , short film)
- 1921: In the theater ( The Play House , short film)
- 1921: Water has no bars ( The Boat , short film)
- 1922: Buster and the Police ( cops , short film)
- 1922: In the far north ( The Frozen North , short film)
- 1922: The Pale Face ( The Paleface , short film)
- 1922: The farrier ( The Blacksmith , Short)
- 1922: The all-electric house ( The Electric House , short film)
- 1923: Three era (Three Ages)
- 1923: Darn hospitality (Our Hospitality)
- 1924: Sherlock, Jr. (Sherlock, Jr.)
- 1924: The Navigator (The Navigator)
- 1925: The Eagle (The Eagle)
- 1925: The Twin Sister (Her Sister from Paris)
- 1925: The Cowboy (Go West)
- 1925: Seven Chances (Seven Chances)
- 1926: The Alabama Killer (Battling Butler)
- 1926: The Lady of the Camellias (Camille)
- 1926: The General (The General)
- 1927: The model student (college)
- 1928: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (Steamboat Bill, Jr.)
- 1928: Weather lights (Tempest)
- 1928: The Woman Disputed
- 1929: The King of Bernina (Eternal Love)
- 1929: Lady of the Pavements
- 1933: The House of Rothschild (The House of Rothschild)
- 1934: The Last Gentleman
Web links
- Joseph Schenck in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joseph Schenck in the database of Find a Grave (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schenck, Joseph |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schenck, Joseph Michael (full name); Шенк, Джозеф Майкл (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film industrialist |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1878 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rybinsk , Russian Empire |
DATE OF DEATH | October 22, 1961 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , USA |