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  1. Younger Barney played lighter parts and juvenile characters in the plays. One heroine, or “damsel in distress” among the cast was another Kansas Citian, Jeanne Eagels, who began her acting career traveling with the Dubinskys.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AMC_TheatresAMC Theatres - Wikipedia

    AMC Theatres was founded in 1920 by Maurice, William, Irvin, Edward, and Barney Dubinsky, sons of Russian Jewish immigrants Simon and Sarah Dubinsky. The Dubinsky brothers had been traveling the Midwest performing melodramas and tent shows with actress Jeanne Eagels.

  3. Dubinsky Brothers Entertainers Maurice (1882-1929); Edward (circa 1886-1960); Barney (1892-1949) by Daniel Coleman Kansas City’s Dubinsky Brothers were talented performers and innovative entrepreneurs. Their story illustrates the changing trends of popular entertainment in twentieth-century America.

  4. Mar 16, 2022 · AMC Entertainment was formed in 1920 when Maurice, Edward, and Barney Dubinsky bought the Regent Theatre in Kansas City. In 1961, it was renamed American Multi-cinema by the then CEO Stanley...

  5. In 1920, Durwood's father and uncles, Edward, Barney, and Maurice Dubinsky, bought a Kansas City movie theater which they called Regent Theater. The brothers built up the theatre chain over the next decade; by 1932 the company owned 40 theaters in Missouri and Kansas. [5]

  6. Apr 9, 2024 · AMC Theatres was founded in 1920 by Maurice Durwood, Edward Durwood, and Barney Dubinsky in Kansas City, Missouri. Initially known as Durwood Theatres, it began as a single-screen cinema and quickly expanded throughout the region.

  7. Here are some key points in the history of AMC: 1920: The company was founded as Dubinsky Brothers in Kansas City, Missouri by Barney Dubinsky. 1961: Dubinsky Brothers acquired the Durwood Theatres chain, which was known for introducing the first multiplex theaters.