- publicWebsite:
Visit - group Other Names:
Joseph Michael Schenck, Joe Schenck, Joseph Schenck
description About
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Info
- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1876-12-25
- event Death Date 1961-10-22
- school Known for: Production
- star Popularity: 1
- info Birth Place Yaroslav, Russian Empire
- visibility Views: 4 views
-
star User Ratings:
image Images
movie_edit Directing
0
Sherlock Jr.
1924-04-17
0
Our Hospitality
1923-11-19
0
The General
1926-12-25
0
One Week
1920-08-29
0
The Paleface
1922-01-01
0
The Blacksmith
1922-07-21
0
My Wife's Relations
1922-05-15
0
As You Like It
1936-09-02
0
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936-02-28
0
The Balloonatic
1923-01-22
0
Cops
1922-03-11
0
Day Dreams
1922-11-27
0
The Play House
1921-10-26
0
The Love Nest
1923-03-01
0
The Electric House
1922-10-01
0
The Frozen North
1922-08-28
0
Tempest
1928-05-27
0
The Boat
1921-11-10
0
The Butcher Boy
1917-04-23
0
His Wedding Night
1917-08-20
0
The Bell Boy
1918-03-18
0
Back Stage
1919-09-07
0
The Cook
1918-09-15
0
Coney Island
1917-10-29
0
The Garage
1920-01-11
0
Out West
1918-01-20
0
Moonshine
1918-05-12
0
Good Night, Nurse!
1918-06-30
0
The Hayseed
1919-10-26
0
Convict 13
1920-10-27
0
The Rough House
1917-06-25
0
Oh, Doctor!
1917-09-30
0
A Country Hero
1917-12-10
0
A Reckless Romeo
1917-05-21
0
Her Sister from Paris
1925-08-01
0
The Last Gentleman
1934-04-27
0
The Affairs of Cellini
1934-08-24
0
Building a Building
1933-01-07
0
Mickey's Pal Pluto
1933-02-18
0
The Mad Doctor
1933-01-21
0
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
1933-03-17
0
Ye Olden Days
1933-04-08
0
Eternal Love
1929-05-11
0
The Bad One
1930-05-03
0
Lady of the Pavements
1929-01-22
0
Abraham Lincoln
1930-11-08
0
The Navigator
1924-09-28
0
The Bat Whispers
1930-11-13
0
Rain
1932-10-12
0
Go West
1925-11-01
0
The Goat
1921-05-15
0
Neighbors
1920-12-12
0
The High Sign
1921-04-18
0
Three Ages
1923-09-24
0
Seven Chances
1925-03-15
0
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928-05-09
0
Born to Be Bad
1934-05-18
0
Folies Bergère
1935-05-09
0
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
1933-02-03
0
Kiki
1926-04-04
0
Battling Butler
1926-08-02
0
The New Moon
1919-05-11
0
The Forbidden City
1918-10-06
0
Panthea
1917-01-07
0
The Law of Compensation
1917-04-01
0
The Woman Disputed
1928-09-01
0
The Heart of Wetona
1919-01-05
0
The Moth
1917-10-01
0
The Secret of the Storm Country
1917-11-01
0
Poppy
1917-05-04
0
The Ghosts of Yesterday
1918-01-19
0
Her Only Way
1918-08-18
0
De Luxe Annie
1918-05-19
0
The Probation Wife
1919-05-24
0
A Daughter of Two Worlds
1920-01-05
0
The Isle of Conquest
1919-10-26
0
She Loves and Lies
1920-01-01
0
The Woman Gives
1920-03-29
0
The Branded Woman
1920-09-05
0
Camille
1927-09-04
0
Smilin' Through
1922-02-13
0
The Voice from the Minaret
1923-01-28
0
The Eternal Flame
1922-09-17
0
Ashes of Vengeance
1923-08-06
0
Du Barry, Woman of Passion
1930-10-10
0
Three Ages
1923-09-24
0
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
1928-05-09
0
College
1927-09-10
0
Be Yourself!
1930-02-07
0
New York Nights
1929-12-28
0
One Romantic Night
1930-04-30
0
The Duchess of Buffalo
1926-09-04
0
College
1927-09-10
0
Alibi
1929-04-20
0
The Goat
1921-05-15
0
One Week
1920-08-29
0
Neighbors
1920-12-12
0
The Scarecrow
1920-11-07
0
The Haunted House
1921-02-21
0
The Bank Clerk
1919-04-05
0
A Temperamental Wife
1919-09-08
0
Just a Woman
1918-04-11
0
Mama's Affair
1921-01-23
0
The Dangerous Maid
1923-11-19
0
Lessons in Love
1921-05-01