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1 day ago · Marcus Loew (/ l oʊ /; [1] May 7, 1870 – September 5, 1927) [2] 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).
1 day ago · Despite Laemmle's role as an innovator, he was an extremely cautious studio chief. Unlike rivals Adolph Zukor, William Fox, and Marcus Loew, Laemmle chose not to develop a theater chain. He also financed all of his own films, refusing to take on debt.
4 days ago · Located a block north of Spooner Theatre, the Boulevard Theatre on Southern Boulevard was opened in 1913 by Marcus Loew, the founder of the Loew’s chain which merged with AMC Theatres in 2006.
4 days ago · The secrets of the Loew's Jersey Theater, a Loew's Wonder Theater from 1929 that is being restored and reused for films and events in Jersey City.
2 days ago · In the heart of Jamaica, one of Queens' largest commercial and shopping districts, stands a grandiloquent 20th century movie palace: The Loew's Valencia Theater.
4 days ago · Louis B. Mayer (born July 12, 1884, Dymer, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine)—died October 29, 1957, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was a Russian-born American businessman who, for nearly 30 years, was the most powerful motion-picture executive in Hollywood.
3 days ago · Lorsque Marcus Loew (fondateur de la Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) meurt en 1927, Fox propose à la famille Loew de racheter ses droits. En effet, Loew’s Inc. contrôlait plus de 200 cinémas et le studio de la MGM (dont les films sont actuellement distribués à l'international par Fox).
