- This article is about Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American See also Carl Laemmle Jr. for an article about his son. Carl Laemmle Jr ( 28 April 1908 &ndash 24 September 1979) was in charge of production at Universal Studios from about 1928 to 1936
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| Born | January 17, 1867 Laupheim, Wurttemberg, Germany |
| Died | September 24, 1939 (aged 72) Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1909 - 1936 |
Carl Laemmle Sr. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Laupheim is a City in Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West (17 January 1867 – 24 September 1939), born in Laupheim, Württemberg, Germany, was a pioneer in American film making and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios - Universal. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laupheim is a City in Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Laemmle produced or was otherwise involved in over four hundred films.
Regarded as one of the most important of the early film pioneers, Laemmle was born on the Radstrasse just outside the former Jewish quarter of Laupheim, Germany. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Laupheim is a City in Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. He emigrated to the United States in 1884, working in Chicago as a bookkeeper or office manager for 20 years. He began buying nickelodeons, eventually expanding into a film distribution service, the Laemmle Film Service. For the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia, SC, see the page on the Columbia Film Society.
On 8 June 1912, in New York, Carl Laemmle of the Independent Motion Picture Company, Pat Powers of Powers Picture Company, Mark Dintenfass of Champion Films, and Bill Swanson of American Éclair, all signed a contract to merge their studios. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Patrick Anthony Powers ( 8 October 1870 - 30 July 1948) was an Irish-American Businessman, involved in the Animation The four formed a famous name in Hollywood production history, the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American They formed it in 1914 with the purchase of 235 acres (0. 95 km²) of land in the San Fernando Valley.
In the early and mid-1930s Laemmle's son, Carl Laemmle Jr., produced a series of expensive and commercially unsuccessful films for the studio, although there were occasional successes such as the 1932 Back Street, the 1936 Show Boat, and Universal's famous collection of 1930's horror classics. Carl Laemmle Jr ( 28 April 1908 &ndash 24 September 1979) was in charge of production at Universal Studios from about 1928 to 1936 Back Street is a Romance novel written by Fannie Hurst in 1931, with underlying themes of Death and Adultery. Show Boat ( 1936) is a film based on the musical by Jerome Kern (music and Oscar Hammerstein II (script and lyrics and Carl and Carl Jr. were forced out of the company in 1936.
Laemmle remained connected to his home town of Laupheim throughout his life, by financial support and also by sponsoring hundreds of Jews from Laupheim and Württemberg to emigrate from Nazi Germany to the U. Laupheim is a City in Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Württemberg, formerly known as Wirtemberg, is an area and a former state in Swabia, a region in southwestern Germany. S. (which meant paying both emigration and immigration fees), thus saving them from the Holocaust. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as In order to ensure and facilitate their immigration Laemmle contacted American authorities, members of the House of Representatives and the Secretary of State, Cordell Hull. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U He also intervened in the fate of the refugees on board the SS St. Louis who were ultimately sent back from Havanna to Europe in 1939. Voyage of the Damned Hitler's propaganda ministry and the Nazi party conceived a Propaganda exercise which would demonstrate that Germany was not alone [1]
Following his death from cardiovascular disease on 24 September 1939, in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 72, Carl Laemmle was interred in the Home of Peace Cemetery in East Los Angeles, California. Cardiovascular disease or cardiovascular diseases refers to the class of diseases that involve the Heart or Blood vessels ( arteries and Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Home of Peace Cemetery is a Jewish cemetery located at 4334 Whittier Boulevard in East Los Angeles, California. See also East Los Angeles (region East Los Angeles (often shortened to East L
Asked how to pronounce his name, he told The Literary Digest “The name means little lamb, and is pronounced as if it were spelled ‘lem-lee’. The Literary Digest was an influential general-interest weekly Magazine in the early 20th century United States, published by Funk and Wagnalls ” (Charles Earle Funk, What's the Name, Please?, Funk & Wagnalls, 1936. )
The poet Ogden Nash observed the following about Laemmle's habit of giving his son and nephews the top executive positions in his studios:
"Uncle Carl Laemmle
Has a very large faemmle. Frederic Ogden Nash ( August 19, 1902 &ndash May 19, 1971) was an American Poet best known for writing pithy and funny "[2]
The main character in the 1949 novel The Dream Merchants by Harold Robbins, a former Universal Studios employee, is based upon Carl Laemmle. The Dream Merchants is an American Novel written by Harold Robbins and published in 1949. Harold Robbins ( May 21, 1916 &ndash October 14, 1997) was an American Author.
His niece, Rebekah Isabelle Laemmle, known professionally as Carla Laemmle appeared in several films until her withdrawal from filming at the end of the 1930s. Carla Laemmle (born October 20, 1909) is an American actress and the niece of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle
Laemmle was used as a character in The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones. The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles, also known as The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones, is an Emmy Award -winning American
References
- ^ Jüdische Zeitung. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
- ^ Carl Laemmle und Universal Pictures. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office
External links
- Universal Studios Archives & Collections
- The Jewish Past of Laupheim
- IMDb entry
- Carl Laemmle's Gravesite