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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.
AMPAS awarded Schenck a special Oscar for services to the film industry in 1952. In 1953 he co-founded the Magna Corp. with Mike Todd to market the Todd-AO wide-screen system, which was wildly profitable (and remains a technological force in the movie industry to this day).
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- Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Joseph M. Schenck was a prominent Hollywood executive who co-founded United Artists and 20th Century-Fox. He was also involved in the film industry's early struggles with organized crime and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- December 25, 1876
- October 22, 1961
Joseph M. Schenck was a Russian-born American film studio executive who co-founded 20th Century Fox and launched Marilyn Monroe's career. He also produced many silent and early sound films, such as The General, Sherlock Jr., and The Navigator.
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Oct. 22 -- Joseph M. Schenck, one of the last surviving giants of the motion picture industry, died today at his Beverly Hills home. He was 82 years old.
How two brothers from a Russian province founded Hollywood. Brothers Ossip and Nikolay Schenker became the founders of the largest Hollywood film studios – MGM and United Artists. They made a ...
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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.
