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Carl Laemmle (/ ˈ l ɛ m l i / ⓘ; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films.
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- Rosabelle Laemmle Bergerman (1903–1965), Carl Laemmle Jr. (1908–1979)
- 1909–1939
- Home of Peace Cemetery, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Carl Laemmle (born Jan. 17, 1867, Laupheim, Ger.—died Sept. 24, 1939, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.) German-born U.S. film producer. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1884, he worked at various jobs in Chicago before opening a nickelodeon there in 1906 and becoming a leading film distributor.
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Jan 17, 2017 · Carl Laemmle, the German who invented Hollywood. 01/17/2017. He left Germany for the US with only a few dollars and became one of the great pioneers of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle's life...
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Learn about the life and career of Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures and a pioneer of the film industry. Discover how he fought Edison's patents, built Universal City, and produced classics like The Hunchback of Notre Dame and All Quiet on the Western Front.
- January 17, 1867
- September 24, 1939
Jan 15, 2019 · Carl Laemmle: Directed by James L. Freedman. With Antonia Carlotta, Ahilan Arulanantham, Bob Balaban, Peter Bogdanovich. Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- James L. Freedman
- 2019-01-15
Dec 12, 2016 · Carl Laemmle, the German who invented Hollywood. Carl Laemmle was a Hollywood pioneer who left his mark on the studio system. The founder of Universal Studios also saved hundreds of Jews...
Jun 8, 2011 · Learn about the life and legacy of Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Studios and a man who saved hundreds of Jewish families from the Holocaust. He was a warm and easygoing film producer who created low-budget melodramas and Westerns, and who refused to let his studio go into debt. He also used his fortune to help Jewish refugees escape Nazi persecution.
