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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.
Joseph M. Schenck 1 (né Iosif Scheincker ), né le 25 décembre 1878 à Rybinsk ( Russie) et mort le 22 octobre 1961 à Beverly Hills ( Californie ), est un producteur américain .
AMPAS awarded Schenck a special Oscar for services to the film industry in 1952. 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).
Joseph M. Schenck was a Russian-born American film studio executive who co-founded 20th Century Fox and launched Marilyn Monroe's career. He also produced many silent and early sound films, such as The General, Sherlock Jr., and The Navigator.
4 févr. 2016 · Charles Brackett presenting an Honorary Oscar® to Joseph M. Schenck for long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry (accepted by Gloria Swanson), and to Merian C. Cooper for...
Fondateur de la Twentieth Century avec Darryl Zanuck, Joseph M. Schenck deviendra en 1935 le président de la Twentieh Century Fox, où il » fabriquera » les carrières de nombreuses stars, parmi lesquelles Shirley Temple et Tyrone Power.
Joseph M. Schenck, né le 25 décembre 1878 à Rybinsk (Russie) et mort le 22 octobre 1961 à Beverly Hills (Californie), est un producteur américain.
