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Joseph M. Schenck

Joseph M. Schenck

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Born December 25, 1876 in Yaroslav, Russian Empire

Died October 22, 1961

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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. He and his family – including younger brother Nicholas – emigrated to New York City in July 1892 under the name Ossip Schenker. Recognizing the potential, in 1909 the Schenck brothers purchased Palisades Amusement Park and afterward became participants in the fledgling motion picture industry in partnership with Marcus Loew, operating a chain of movie theaters.

In 1916, through his involvement in the film business, Joseph Schenck met and married Norma Talmadge, a top young star with Vitagraph Studios. He would be the first of her three husbands, but she was his only wife. Schenck supervised, controlled and nurtured her career in alliance with her mother. In 1917 the couple formed the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation, which became a lucrative enterprise. They divorced in 1934; Schenck then built a home in Palm Springs, California.

After parting ways with his brother, Joseph Schenck moved to the West Coast where the future of the film industry seemed to lie. Within a few years Schenck was made the second president of the new United Artists.

In 1933 he partnered with Darryl F. Zanuck to create Twentieth Century Pictures that merged with Fox Film Corporation in 1935. 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. Following his release, he returned to 20th Century Fox where he became infatuated with the unknown Marilyn Monroe, and played a key role in launching her career.

One of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in 1952 he was given a special Academy Award in recognition of his contribution to the development of the film industry. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6757 Hollywood Blvd.

Schenck retired in 1957 and shortly afterward suffered a stroke, from which he never fully recovered. He died in Los Angeles in 1961 at the age of 84, and was interred in Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.

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Actor

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Type

Year

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe Poster

Dream Girl: The Making of Marilyn Monroe Documentary2022Self

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Poster

Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic Documentary2004Self

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Poster

Mary Pickford: A Life on Film Documentary1999Self

American Justice: Target - Mafia Poster

American Justice: Target - Mafia Mini-Series1993Self

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Great Entertainers Short Film1953Self

Screen Snapshots: The Great Showman Short Film1950Self

20th Century Fox Promotional Film Short Film1936Self

John Miljan: Vitaphone Trailer Announcement - 'the Jazz Singer' Short Film1927Self

Screen Snapshots, Series 5, No. 1 Documentary1924Self

Other Crew

134

Type

Year

It Had to Happen Poster

It Had to Happen Feature Film1936

King of Burlesque Poster

King of Burlesque Feature Film1936

Sins of Man Poster

Sins of Man Feature Film1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island Poster

The Prisoner of Shark Island Feature Film1936

Under Two Flags Poster

Under Two Flags Feature Film1936

White Fang Poster

White Fang Feature Film1936

Call of the Wild Poster

Call of the Wild Feature Film1935

Cardinal Richelieu Poster

Cardinal Richelieu Feature Film1935

Clive of India Poster

Clive of India Feature Film1935

Folies Bergère de Paris Poster

Folies Bergère de Paris Feature Film1935

Les Misérables Poster

Les Misérables Feature Film1935

Metropolitan Poster

Metropolitan Feature Film1935

Show Them No Mercy! Poster

Show Them No Mercy! Feature Film1935

Thanks a Million Poster

Thanks a Million Feature Film1935

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Poster

The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo Feature Film1935

Born to Be Bad Poster

Born to Be Bad Feature Film1934

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Poster

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back Feature Film1934

Looking for Trouble Poster

Looking for Trouble Feature Film1934

The Affairs of Cellini Poster

The Affairs of Cellini Feature Film1934

The House of Rothschild Poster

The House of Rothschild Feature Film1934

The Last Gentleman Poster

The Last Gentleman Feature Film1934

Advice to the Forlorn Poster

Advice to the Forlorn Feature Film1933

Blood Money Poster

Blood Money Feature Film1933

Building a Building Poster

Building a Building Short Film1933

Gallant Lady Poster

Gallant Lady Feature Film1933

I Cover the Waterfront Poster

I Cover the Waterfront Feature Film1933

Mickey's Mellerdrammer Poster

Mickey's Mellerdrammer Short Film1933

Mickey's Pal Pluto Poster

Mickey's Pal Pluto Short Film1933

The Bowery Poster

The Bowery Feature Film1933

Mickey's Good Deed Poster

Mickey's Good Deed Short Film1932

Rain Feature Film1932

Indiscreet Poster

Indiscreet Feature Film1931

Kiki Feature Film1931

Abraham Lincoln Poster

Abraham Lincoln Feature Film1930

Be Yourself! Poster

Be Yourself! Feature Film1930

Hungarian Rhapsody Poster

Hungarian Rhapsody Short Film1930

Lummox Feature Film1930

One Romantic Night Poster

One Romantic Night Feature Film1930

Puttin' on the Ritz Poster

Puttin' on the Ritz Feature Film1930

Reaching for the Moon Poster

Reaching for the Moon Feature Film1930

The Americans Come Short Film1930

The Bat Whispers Poster

The Bat Whispers Feature Film1930

The Lottery Bride Poster

The Lottery Bride Feature Film1930

The Wizard's Apprentice Poster

The Wizard's Apprentice Short Film1930

Zampa Short Film1930

Alibi Feature Film1929

Lady of the Pavements Poster

Lady of the Pavements Feature Film1929

New York Nights Poster

New York Nights Feature Film1929

The Locked Door Poster

The Locked Door Feature Film1929

Steamboat Bill, Jr. Poster

Steamboat Bill, Jr. Feature Film1928

Tempest Feature Film1928

The Battle of the Sexes Poster

The Battle of the Sexes Feature Film1928

Breakfast at Sunrise Poster

Breakfast at Sunrise Feature Film1927

College Feature Film1927

Sorrell and Son Poster

Sorrell and Son Feature Film1927

The Dove Poster

The Dove Feature Film1927

Venus of Venice Poster

Venus of Venice Feature Film1927

Battling Butler Poster

Battling Butler Feature Film1926

Kiki Feature Film1926

The General Poster

The General Feature Film1926

Go West Feature Film1925

Graustark Poster

Graustark Feature Film1925

Her Sister from Paris Poster

Her Sister from Paris Feature Film1925

Learning to Love Poster

Learning to Love Feature Film1925

Seven Chances Poster

Seven Chances Feature Film1925

The Lady Poster

The Lady Feature Film1925

Her Night of Romance Poster

Her Night of Romance Feature Film1924

Secrets Feature Film1924

Sherlock Jr. Poster

Sherlock Jr. Feature Film1924

The Navigator Poster

The Navigator Feature Film1924

The Only Woman Poster

The Only Woman Feature Film1924

Our Hospitality Poster

Our Hospitality Feature Film1923

The Balloonatic Poster

The Balloonatic Short Film1923

The Song of Love Poster

The Song of Love Feature Film1923

The Voice from the Minaret Poster

The Voice from the Minaret Feature Film1923

Three Ages Poster

Three Ages Feature Film1923

Within the Law Poster

Within the Law Feature Film1923

Cops Short Film1922

Day Dreams Poster

Day Dreams Short Film1922

Polly of the Follies Poster

Polly of the Follies Feature Film1922

Smilin' Through Poster

Smilin' Through Feature Film1922

The Blacksmith Poster

The Blacksmith Short Film1922

The Electric House Poster

The Electric House Short Film1922

The Frozen North Poster

The Frozen North Short Film1922

The Paleface Poster

The Paleface Short Film1922

Hard Luck Poster

Hard Luck Short Film1921

Lessons in Love Poster

Lessons in Love Feature Film1921

Love's Redemption Poster

Love's Redemption Feature Film1921

Passion Flower Poster

Passion Flower Feature Film1921

The 'High Sign' Poster

The 'High Sign' Short Film1921

The Boat Poster

The Boat Short Film1921

The Goat Poster

The Goat Short Film1921

The Play House Poster

The Play House Short Film1921

The Sign on the Door Poster

The Sign on the Door Feature Film1921

The Wonderful Thing Poster

The Wonderful Thing Feature Film1921

Wedding Bells Poster

Wedding Bells Feature Film1921

Woman's Place Poster

Woman's Place Feature Film1921

Convict 13 Poster

Convict 13 Short Film1920

Dangerous Business Poster

Dangerous Business Feature Film1920

Good References Poster

Good References Feature Film1920

Neighbors Poster

Neighbors Short Film1920

One Week Poster

One Week Short Film1920

The Branded Woman Poster

The Branded Woman Feature Film1920

The Garage Poster

The Garage Short Film1920

The Perfect Woman Poster

The Perfect Woman Feature Film1920

The Scarecrow Poster

The Scarecrow Short Film1920

A Desert Hero Poster

A Desert Hero Short Film1919

A Temperamental Wife Poster

A Temperamental Wife Feature Film1919

A Virtuous Vamp Poster

A Virtuous Vamp Feature Film1919

Back Stage Poster

Back Stage Short Film1919

Camping Out Poster

Camping Out Short Film1919

Love Short Film1919

The Bank Clerk Short Film1919

The Hayseed Poster

The Hayseed Short Film1919

The New Moon Poster

The New Moon Feature Film1919

The Pullman Porter Short Film1919

By Right of Purchase Poster

By Right of Purchase Feature Film1918

Good Night, Nurse! Poster

Good Night, Nurse! Short Film1918

Just a Woman Poster

Just a Woman Feature Film1918

Moonshine Poster

Moonshine Short Film1918

Out West Poster

Out West Short Film1918

The Bell Boy Poster

The Bell Boy Short Film1918

The Cook Poster

The Cook Short Film1918

The Safety Curtain Poster

The Safety Curtain Feature Film1918

The Sheriff Poster

The Sheriff Short Film1918

A Country Hero Poster

A Country Hero Short Film1917

A Reckless Romeo Poster

A Reckless Romeo Short Film1917

Coney Island Poster

Coney Island Short Film1917

His Wedding Night Poster

His Wedding Night Short Film1917

Oh Doctor! Poster

Oh Doctor! Short Film1917

The Butcher Boy Poster

The Butcher Boy Short Film1917

The Law of Compensation Poster

The Law of Compensation Feature Film1917

The Moth Poster

The Moth Feature Film1917

The Rough House Poster

The Rough House Short Film1917

Producer

77

Type

Year

As You Like It Poster

As You Like It Feature Film1936

Under Two Flags Poster

Under Two Flags Feature Film1936

Cardinal Richelieu Poster

Cardinal Richelieu Feature Film1935

L'homme des Folies Bergère Poster

L'homme des Folies Bergère Feature Film1935

Born to Be Bad Poster

Born to Be Bad Feature Film1934

The Last Gentleman Poster

The Last Gentleman Feature Film1934

Blood Money Poster

Blood Money Feature Film1933

Hallelujah I'm a Bum Poster

Hallelujah I'm a Bum Feature Film1933

Rain Feature Film1932

Abraham Lincoln Poster

Abraham Lincoln Feature Film1930

Be Yourself! Poster

Be Yourself! Feature Film1930

Du Barry, Woman of Passion Poster

Du Barry, Woman of Passion Feature Film1930

Glorious Vamps Poster

Glorious Vamps Short Film1930

Reaching for the Moon Poster

Reaching for the Moon Feature Film1930

The Bad One Poster

The Bad One Feature Film1930

The Bat Whispers Poster

The Bat Whispers Feature Film1930

The Lottery Bride Poster

The Lottery Bride Feature Film1930

Eternal Love Poster

Eternal Love Feature Film1929

Lady of the Pavements Poster

Lady of the Pavements Feature Film1929

New York Nights Poster

New York Nights Feature Film1929

Steamboat Bill, Jr. Poster

Steamboat Bill, Jr. Feature Film1928

Tempest Feature Film1928

The Woman Disputed Poster

The Woman Disputed Feature Film1928

College Feature Film1927

Battling Butler Poster

Battling Butler Feature Film1926

Camille Feature Film1926

The Duchess of Buffalo Poster

The Duchess of Buffalo Feature Film1926

The General Poster

The General Feature Film1926

Go West Feature Film1925

Her Sister from Paris Poster

Her Sister from Paris Feature Film1925

The Eagle Poster

The Eagle Feature Film1925

Sherlock Jr. Poster

Sherlock Jr. Feature Film1924

The Goldfish Poster

The Goldfish Feature Film1924

The Navigator Poster

The Navigator Feature Film1924

Ashes of Vengeance Poster

Ashes of Vengeance Feature Film1923

Our Hospitality Poster

Our Hospitality Feature Film1923

The Balloonatic Poster

The Balloonatic Short Film1923

The Dangerous Maid Poster

The Dangerous Maid Feature Film1923

The Love Nest Poster

The Love Nest Short Film1923

The Voice from the Minaret Poster

The Voice from the Minaret Feature Film1923

Three Ages Poster

Three Ages Feature Film1923

Cops Short Film1922

Day Dreams Poster

Day Dreams Short Film1922

My Wife's Relations Poster

My Wife's Relations Short Film1922

Smilin' Through Poster

Smilin' Through Feature Film1922

The Blacksmith Poster

The Blacksmith Short Film1922

The Electric House Poster

The Electric House Short Film1922

The Eternal Flame Poster

The Eternal Flame Feature Film1922

The Frozen North Poster

The Frozen North Short Film1922

The Paleface Poster

The Paleface Short Film1922

The Primitive Lover Poster

The Primitive Lover Feature Film1922

Mama's Affair Poster

Mama's Affair Feature Film1921

The Goat Poster

The Goat Short Film1921

The Haunted House Poster

The Haunted House Short Film1921

The Play House Poster

The Play House Short Film1921

Wedding Bells Poster

Wedding Bells Feature Film1921

A Daughter of Two Worlds Poster

A Daughter of Two Worlds Feature Film1920

Convict 13 Poster

Convict 13 Short Film1920

Neighbors Poster

Neighbors Short Film1920

One Week Poster

One Week Short Film1920

She Loves and Lies Poster

She Loves and Lies Feature Film1920

The Branded Woman Poster

The Branded Woman Feature Film1920

The Perfect Woman Poster

The Perfect Woman Feature Film1920

The Woman Gives Poster

The Woman Gives Feature Film1920

The Heart of Wetona Poster

The Heart of Wetona Feature Film1919

The Isle of Conquest Poster

The Isle of Conquest Feature Film1919

The New Moon Poster

The New Moon Feature Film1919

The Probation Wife Poster

The Probation Wife Feature Film1919

De Luxe Annie Poster

De Luxe Annie Feature Film1918

Her Only Way Poster

Her Only Way Feature Film1918

The Forbidden City Poster

The Forbidden City Feature Film1918

The Ghosts of Yesterday Poster

The Ghosts of Yesterday Feature Film1918

Panthea Feature Film1917

Poppy Feature Film1917

The Law of Compensation Poster

The Law of Compensation Feature Film1917

The Moth Poster

The Moth Feature Film1917

The Secret of the Storm Country Poster

The Secret of the Storm Country Feature Film1917

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Laurent Pontoizeau met en musique 'La Croisière du Navigator' de Buster Keaton (Carnet Filmé: 20 novembre 2016) Documentary2017

Leap Year Poster

Leap Year Feature Film1924

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