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Though MGM was immediately successful, Loew died in 1927 of a heart attack at the age of 57 at his country home in Glen Cove, New York. Reporting his death, Variety called him "the most beloved man of all show business of all time". He was interred in the Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn.
Unfortunately the early balanced managerial dynamic of Loew, Mayer and Thalberg ended forever when Marcus Loew died on September 5, 1927 at only age 57, leaving a $30 million estate (including 400,000 shares of Loew's Inc. stock) to his wife Caroline and sons.
- May 7, 1870
- September 5, 1927
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May 29, 2018 · Marcus Loew died in 1927 at the age of 57, having created one of the industry's great enterprises alone and having gathered a fortune of some $30 million. After his death humorist Will Rogers remarked of Loew, "He would have been successful in a legitimate business."
Mar 21, 2024 · Updated: Mar. 21, 2024. born: May 7, 1870, New York City. died: Sept. 5, 1927, New York City (aged 57) Marcus Loew (born May 7, 1870, New York City—died Sept. 5, 1927, New York City) was an American motion-picture executive and pioneer motion-picture theatre owner whose consolidation and expansion of his business interests helped establish ...
Unfortunately the early balanced managerial dynamic of Loew, Mayer and Thalberg ended forever when Marcus Loew died on September 5, 1927 at only age 57, leaving a $30 million estate (including 400,000 shares of Loew's Inc. stock) to his wife Caroline and sons.
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- Queens, New York, USA
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- Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
Marcus Loew ( / loʊ /; May 7, 1870 – September 5, 1927) was an American business magnate and a pioneer of the motion picture industry who formed Loew's Theatres and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio (MGM). Quick Facts Born, Died ... Marcus Loew. Loew in 1910.
Marcus Loew, well-known American picture magnate, died yesterday while sleeping in his home in Glencove, L. I. He was fifty-five years old.
