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Jacob Cohn (October 27, 1889 – December 8, 1956) was a co-founder of Columbia Pictures Corporation.
Oct 17, 2017 · As the head of Columbia Pictures from 1919 to 1958, Cohn expected sex in exchange for a chance at stardom. And as one of the most influential figures in Tinseltown, he usually got it.
The characters played by Broderick Crawford in All The King's Men (1949) and Born Yesterday (1950), both Columbia pictures, are allegedly based on Cohn, as is Jack Woltz, a movie mogul who appears in The Godfather (1972) as well as Rod Steiger in The Big Knife.
Jan 9, 2013 · Columbia Pictures – Jack and Harry Cohn. The Birth of Columbia. In 1920, Jacob (Jack) Cohn, who worked for Carl Laemmle at Universal left to start his own company, joined by Laemmle’s executive secretary at the time, Joe Brandt and Jack’s younger brother Harry, who also worked at Universal.
Feb 22, 2021 · The controversial studio head of Columbia Pictures Corporation, yesteryear’s Harvey Weinstein, started his tyrannical rule in Hollywood in 1919 and continued it till his death in 1958. Cohn was always a hustler.
Sep 22, 2011 · A Hollywood mogul, Harry Cohn founded Columbia Pictures and ran the studio for nearly four decades. Under his watch, Columbia grew quickly, earning a reputation for profitability and artistic achievement within the film community.
In 1932 he led a shareholder's revolt to remove his brother Harry Cohn as production chief of Columbia Pictures, alleging that Harry's gambling addiction and other unpleasant habits threatened the stability of the company.
