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1 day ago · In 1928, Laemmle Sr. made his son, Carl Jr., head of Universal Pictures, a 21st birthday present. Universal already had a reputation for nepotism—at one time, 70 of Carl Sr.'s relatives were supposedly on the payroll. Many of them were nephews, resulting in Carl Sr. being known around the studios as "Uncle Carl".
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Apr 17, 2024 · In late 1936 two major factors led to the practical death of the genre: the Laemmle family, of whom Carl Laemmle’s, Jr. was horror’s greatest advocate, lost control of Universal and the...
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Apr 18, 2024 · In that, we learn a little bit about Carl Laemmle Jr., the Universial studios executive often cited as bringing about the birth of American horror films. Laemmle Jr. was the son of Universal’s founder, and was disrespected by his peers as a ‘nepo hire’ long before the nepo baby discourse took off.
Apr 5, 2024 · Carl Laemmle Jr. (1/1/0), [200] who produced Best Picture winner All Quiet on the Western Front but was not nominated for the award because at the time the production company (in this case Universal) and not individual producers were nominated, and director William Wyler (3/14/1) [201] ( Mrs. Miniver ), were cousins .
2 days ago · Universal (Carl Laemmle Jr., producer) The Big House: Cosmopolitan (Irving Thalberg, producer) Disraeli: Warner Bros. (Jack L. Warner & Darryl F. Zanuck, producers) The Divorcee: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Robert Z. Leonard, producer) The Love Parade: Paramount Famous Lasky (Ernst Lubitsch, producer) 1930/31; Cimarron: RKO Radio (William LeBaron ...
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5 days ago · 1909. IMP (International Motion Picture Company) founded by Carl Laemmle. 1912. The Universal Film Manufacturing Company formed. August: Universal takes control of the Nestor Studio Operations in Hollywood. The Nestor ranch or Providencia ranch in the San Fernando Valley was called the “Oak Crest Ranch” in the film trade publications.
4 days ago · Universal Studios, American motion-picture studio that was one of the leading producers of film serials in the 1920s and of popular horror films in the ’30s. Carl Laemmle, a film exhibitor turned producer, formed the company in 1912. In its early days it was a top producer of popular low-budget.