Joseph M. Schenck

Produção, Ator

25 de dezembro de 1876 — 22 de outubro de 1961 (84 anos)
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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.

Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • A General
    A General1926
  • Sherlock Holmes Jr.
    Sherlock Holmes Jr.1924
  • O Marinheiro de Água Doce
    O Marinheiro de Água Doce1928
  • As Leis da Hospitalidade
    As Leis da Hospitalidade1923
  • Uma Semana
    Uma Semana1920
  • O Rei dos Cowboys
    O Rei dos Cowboys1925
  • Boxeur... Por Amor Dela
    Boxeur... Por Amor Dela1926
  • As You Like It
    As You Like It1936

Conhecido Por

  • A General
    A General1926
  • Sherlock Holmes Jr.
    Sherlock Holmes Jr.1924
  • O Marinheiro de Água Doce
    O Marinheiro de Água Doce1928
  • O Navegante
    O Navegante1924
  • Uma Semana
    Uma Semana1920
  • Pamplinas e os Polícias
    Pamplinas e os Polícias1922
  • As Leis da Hospitalidade
    As Leis da Hospitalidade1923
  • As Sete Ocasiões de Pamplinas
    As Sete Ocasiões de Pamplinas1925
  • O Rei dos Cowboys
    O Rei dos Cowboys1925
  • A Cabra
    A Cabra1921
  • Neighbors
    Neighbors1920
  • The Play House
    The Play House1921
  • The Haunted House
    The Haunted House1921
  • The 'High Sign'
    The 'High Sign'1921
  • The Boat
    The Boat1921
  • Convict 13
    Convict 131920
  • The Balloonatic
    The Balloonatic1923
  • The Paleface
    The Paleface1922
  • Pamplinas na Casa Eléctrica
    Pamplinas na Casa Eléctrica1922
  • The Blacksmith
    The Blacksmith1922

Filmografia

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Born to Be Bad · as Executive Producer
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Hallelujah I'm a Bum · as Executive Producer
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Rain · as Executive Producer
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Reaching for the Moon · as Executive Producer
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Be Yourself! · as Executive Producer
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Tempest · as Executive Producer
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. · as Executive ProducerNo Plex
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Battling Butler · as Executive ProducerNo Plex
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Go WestNo Plex
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The Navigator · as Executive Producer
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The Primitive Lover · as Executive Producer
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Smilin' Through · as Executive Producer
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One WeekNo Plex
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