Joseph Michael Schenck (/ ˈskɛŋk /; December 25, 1876 [1] – October 22, 1961) was a Russian-born American film studio executive. Schenck was born to a Jewish family [2] in Rybinsk, …

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). Shortly after he retired in 1957, Schenck had a stroke and never fully recovered.

J oseph Schenck rose from a $4.50 a week factory worker to one of the most powerful figures in the motion picture business. The Russian-born emigrant was the former president and chairman of...

Motion Picture Executive, Film Producer, Film Pioneer. He started out his film career operating movie theatres with Marcus Loew, producing silent films at Vitagraph Studios where he met actress Norma Talmadge whom he'd soon marry. He produced a string of the silent comedies starring Buster Keaton during the 1920s.

Russian immigrant who began acquiring amusement parks with his brother Nicholas in the teens and soon became allied with the Loew organization, where he graduated to a senior executive position. Schenck left Loew's in 1917 to become an independent film producer, turning out vehicles for Norma...

Joseph Michael Schenck was a pioneer executive who played a key role in the development of the United States film industry. Born in Rybinsk, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia to a Jewish household, he and his family-including younger brother Nicholas- emigrated to New York City in 1893, he and Nicholas eventually got into the entertainment business ...

Joseph Michael Schenck (/ ˈskɛŋk /; December 25, 1876 – October 22, 1961) was a Russian-born American film studio executive.

May 9, 2018 · Joseph Schenck's marriage began to crumble as early as 1926 when Talmadge began having affairs with some of her leading men. He declined her request for a divorce at the time, but the couple...

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.

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