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Oscar Deutsch (12 August 1893 – 5 December 1941) was a British entrepreneur who was the founder of Odeon Cinemas, the largest cinema chain in the United Kingdom. He opened his first cinema in Brierley Hill , Staffordshire in 1928, with the chain's flagship cinema, the Odeon, Leicester Square in London , opening in 1937.
The name Odeon had been appropriated by cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s, but Deutsch was to make it his own. Odeon, said his publicity team, stood for Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation ...
Oct 1, 2019 · Oscar Deutsch (12 August 1893 – 5 December 1941) [1] was a British businessman. He was the founder of the Odeon Cinemas chain in the United Kingdom. Deutsch was born in Balsall Heath, Birmingham, Warwickshire, the son of Leopold Deutsch, a successful Hungarian Jewish [2] scrap metal merchant. After attending King Edward VI Five Ways, he ...
- August 12, 1893
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Oscar Deutsch (1893 - 1941) Oscar Deutsch. Born 12 Aug 1893 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Lily (Tanchan) Joseph — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Father of Leopold Ronald Deutsch , David Leonard Deutsch and Gerald Timothy Deutsch.
Oscar Deutsch. Oscar Deutch was born On 12 th August 1882 in Balsall Heath to immigrant parents. His parents were involved in the scrap metal business Brennen and Deutch. Oscar founded the Odeon circuit and his first Odeon was opened in Perry Bar on August 4th 1930.
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Nov 30, 2012 · Oscar Deutsch is a classic example of right man, right time, right place. A 19th century Birmingham scientist called Alexander Parkes (1813-1890) had already invented the first plastic leading to celluloid. Then there were Oscar’s two contemporaries in their regional film distribution company.
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