Sidney Kimmel

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Sidney J. Kimmel , also Sydney Kimmel , (born January 16, 1928 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ) is an American film producer and businessman . According to Forbes magazine, he was one of the 400 richest people on earth in 2013 and ranked 360 with several others, with a fortune of 1.2 billion dollars. He is also a generous philanthropist , who in 2008 supported the organization “ Stand Up to Cancer ” with a sum of 25 million dollars. His cinematic works include, for example, dying for beginners and kite runners .

Life

Sidney Kimmel, born the son of a taxi driver and raised in West Philadelphia , attended Temple University there . He then joined the US Army and took part in the Korean War . Kimmel then worked in the clothing company that he and his brother owned. He quickly rose to the office of company president. In 1970 he founded the "Jones Apparel Group Inc.", in which he was Chief Executive Officer from 1975 to 2002. This fashion company sells branded clothing, shoes and accessories with labels such as “Jones New York”, “Lauren”, “Polo Jeans” or “Evan-Picone”. Kimmel is also a partner of "Cipriani International", an international restaurant and catering company with branches in New York, Venice and Buenos Aires. Kimmel owns shares in the Miami Heat basketball team and is the owner of the Sidney Kimmel Entertainment production company.

In 2017, Kimmel was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .

Community service

In 1993, Kimmel founded the Sidney Kimmel Foundation with its subsidiary, the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, which has since supported many charitable projects with more than $ 550 million. In 2012, for example, Kimmel donated $ 25 million to the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

The Cancer Research Foundation is committed to investing approximately $ 120 million annually in health care, education, the arts and culture, and in 2001 also donated $ 150 million to Johns Hopkins University . The money was invested as the largest single donation for research into cancer therapy and the treatment of cancer patients. This area of ​​the university was named the “Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center”. Overall, Kimmel's name stands for four independent cancer research centers in Philadelphia, San Diego and Baltimore . In April 2003, Kimmel had already donated around $ 400 million through his foundation.

Furthermore, Kimmel is committed to the Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, which bears the name "Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts" and to which the Philadelphia Orchestra belongs. Kimmel donated around $ 35 million for this center. Kimmel donated $ 5 million to the National Constitution Center, another $ 20 million to the Raymond and Ruth Perelman Jewish Day School in Philadelphia, and around $ 25 million to build a new prostate and urological cancer center at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York (Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers). In 2003, Kimmel gave $ 25 million to the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia.

Activity as a film producer

In 2004, Kimmel founded Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, a Los Angeles- based company. It is geared towards the financing and production of high quality films and is dedicated to entertainment projects for a mainstream audience .

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Sidney Kimmel. In: Business District. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Sidney Kimmel. 20th Century American Leaders Database, accessed May 20, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Forbes 400: Sidney Kimmel - 360 place . In: forbes.com. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
  5. ^ Sidney Kimmel Foundation For Cancer Research. (No longer available online.) In: Stand Up To Cancer. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015 ; accessed on May 20, 2015 .
  6. ^ Josh Brightwell: About Sidney Kimmel. In: hopkinsmedicine.org. Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, accessed May 20, 2015 .
  7. ↑ The $ 1 billion man. In: Philadelphia Business Journal. P. 2 , accessed on May 20, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Sidney Kimmel Philanthropy. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 3, 2012 ; Retrieved June 24, 2013 .
  9. ↑ Sidney Kimmel. In: forbes.com. Retrieved May 14, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Melissa McMacken: The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center. In: hopkinsmedicine.org. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
  11. ↑ a b The $ 1 billion man. In: Philadelphia Business Journal. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
  12. ^ Sidney Kimmel Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers. In: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Retrieved May 20, 2015 .
  13. ^ Foundation Center: Sidney Kimmel Gives $ 25 Million to National Museum of American Jewish History. In: philanthropynewsdigest.org. Philanthropy News Digest (PND), November 14, 2002, accessed February 10, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Kimmel, Sidney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kimmel, Sidney J .; Kimmel, Sydney; Kimmel, Caesar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Philadelphia , Pennsylvania