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Maurice (1882-1929); Edward (circa 1886-1960); Barney (1892-1949) by Daniel Coleman. Kansas City’s Dubinsky Brothers were talented performers and innovative entrepreneurs. Their story illustrates the changing trends of popular entertainment in twentieth-century America.
In 1936, Barney Dubinsky was seriously injured in an automobile accident, and retired from the movie business. He died July 18, 1949. Edward Dubinsky, who had changed his surname to Durwood, died March 23, 1960, at the helm of Durwood Theaters, Inc., which had screens in Kansas City, Jefferson City, St. Joseph, and Leavenworth.
AMC Theatres was founded in 1920 by Maurice, William, Irvin, Edward, and Barney Dubinsky, Island, sons of Russian Jewish immigrants Simon and Sarah Dubinsky. The Dubinsky brothers had been traveling the Midwest performing melodramas and tent shows with actress Jeanne Eagels.
- Adam Aron (0.23%)
- Leawood, Kansas, U.S.
- 1920; 103 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
In 1920, Durwood's father and uncles, Edward, Barney, and Maurice Dubinsky, bought a Kansas City movie theater which they called Regent Theater. The brothers built up the theatre chain over the next decade; by 1932 the company owned 40 theaters in Missouri and Kansas. [5] . Stanley started working with the brothers officially by 1945. [1] .
In that same year, his father, Edward Dubinsky, and uncles Maurice and Barney Dubinsky purchased the Regent Theater, which was one of the early movie houses in Kansas City. Starting in 1906, the three Dubinsky brothers had previously traveled the Midwest as melodrama performers in a tent show.
Located in downtown Kansas City, the Regent Theatre was built in 1914 for Frank Newman. The Regent Theatre was opened March 26, 1916 with Fannie Ward in “For the Defense”. It was equipped with a Kimball organ. It bought in 1920 by Maurice, Edward and Barney Dubinsky, who then incorporated as Dubinsky Theatres.
