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Herbert John Yates (August 24, 1880 – February 3, 1966), a Hollywood mini-mogul, was the founder and President of Republic Pictures. With his contract, he had launched the film careers of such Western stars as Roy Rogers, Gene Autry, and John Wayne. Between 1935 and 1959, under the supervising leadership of Yates, Republic has produced 956 ...
- Film production company founder, Studio executive, Film Producer
- February 3, 1966 (aged 85), Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.
- Herbert John Yates, August 24, 1880, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- Republic Pictures
Herbert J. Yates. Additional Crew: The Quiet Man. Herbert J. Yates, the cigar-chomping force behind Republic Pictures, spent his early adulthood as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co. (and later, at age 23, for Liggett & Meyers as an account executive).
- January 1, 1
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Sherman Oaks, California, USA
Herbert J. Yates. Additional Crew: The Quiet Man. Herbert J. Yates, the cigar-chomping force behind Republic Pictures, spent his early adulthood as a salesman for the American Tobacco Co. (and later, at age 23, for Liggett & Meyers as an account executive). At the beginning of World War I, Yates saw an opportunity to apply his hard-nosed business skills in the burgeoning film processing ...
- August 24, 1880
- February 3, 1966
Company history Herbert J. Yates. Created in 1935 by Herbert J. Yates, a longtime investor in film (having invested in 20th Century Pictures at its founding in 1933) and owner of the film processing laboratory Consolidated Film Industries, Republic was initially founded upon Yates' acquisition of six smaller independent Poverty Row studios.
- 1935; 88 years ago
- Motion pictures
Aug 27, 2010 · The head of the family, Herbert J. Yates, was the founder and president of Republic Pictures which produced movies in many genres, but were best known for westerns and dramas. Yates was born in ...
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SHERMAN OAKS, Calif., Feb. 4 (AP)--Herbert J. Yates, who built Republic Studios on a film output that was largely "horse opera" -- with and without singing -- died here last eight. He was 85 years ...
Herbert John Yates (second from right, smoking cigarette), founder and president of Republic Pictures, standing with three unknown men. Yates was head of Republic Pictures from 1935-1959 Text from original nitrate sleeve: Yates, H.J. Type Image Format b&w nitrate negative Identifier uclamss_1387_34214-03 34214 ark:/21198/zz00280cxp Language
