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Joseph Michael Schenck (/ ˈ s k ɛ ŋ k /; December 25, 1876 [1] – October 22, 1961) was a Russian-born American film studio executive. Life and career [ edit ]
With help from films directed by her first husband Joseph M. Schenck, she became one of the highest-paid actresses of the 1920s. [16] Talmadge, 1923. In 1923, a poll of picture exhibitors named Norma Talmadge the number-one box office star. She was earning $10,000 a week, and receiving as many as 3,000 letters weekly from her fans.
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Schenck's adroit business sense made him a wealthy man. In 1927, he and Joseph were reported to be worth about $20 million (approximately $500 million in today's money, possibly more), with a combined yearly income of at least a million. By some estimates, Nicholas Schenck was the eighth richest individual in the United States during the 1930s.
Joe Schenck may refer to: Joseph M. Schenck (1876–1961), American film studio executive; Joe Schenck (1891–1930), half of the vaudeville musical duo Van and Schenck
Joseph M. Schenck was an alternate delegate at the convention. Mayer was a delegate to the 1932 Republican National Convention with fellow Californians Knowland, Rolph, and Earl Warren . Mayer endorsed President Herbert Hoover 's failed reelection bid.
In 1930, a decade prior to Fantasia, Sidney Levee directed, Hugo Riesenfeld and William Cameron Menzies produced, and Joseph M. Schenck presented a series of four short films of classical music. One of the four, based on the Dukas music, was titled The Wizard's Apprentice; [4] this short film has been released on DVD and shown on Classic Arts ...
Schenck was born in 1942, the son of film producer Aubrey Schenck. [3] His great-uncles Joseph M. Schenck and Nicholas Schenck were studio executives. They headed 20th-Century Fox and MGM, respectively. [3] Schenck served in the United States Navy and attended the University of Southern California. [3]