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M.J. Winkler was born on 22 April 1895 in Hungary. She was a producer and editor, known for Alpine Antics (1929), Alice's Picnic (1927) and The New Champ (1925). She was married to Charles Mintz. She died on 21 June 1990 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.- Spyros Panagiotis Skouras was born on 28 March, 1893 at Skourahorian, Greece, the son of a sheepherder. Originally committed to studying for the priesthood, Skouras decided to emigrate to the United States with his two brothers, eventually settling in St Louis, Missouri. While working as a busboy there Skouras spent his nights studying English, business practices, accounting and law. In 1912, the three brothers pooled their money and purchased a rundown nickelodeon in a poor St Louis neighborhood. After turning around the theater's fortunes, the brothers built on their success by borrowing $150,000 to buy and refurbish the city's old Grand Central Theater. Eventually the Skouras brothers would go on to control a chain of 650 theaters across the United States.
Skouras, along with his younger brother, George, joined the U.S. Army's Signal Corps during World War I. Demobilized after the war, they returned to St. Louis and their theater interests.
The Skouras brothers sold their theater franchise in 1928 to Warner Brothers, which made Skouras and his younger brother George officers in the company. Charles Skouras went on to become president of National Theaters Inc. In 1931 Spyros Skouras left Warner's to work for Paramount and, the following year, was lured away to take over Fox Metropolitan Theaters in New York, which had been losing a million dollars a year. He was able save the franchise from bankruptcy and, by 1942, was in a position to take over the presidency of all of 20th Century-Fox. During his tenure as president, Skouras is credited with embracing the technologies of CinemaScope and stereophonic sound in an attempt to save the movie industry from the growing competition from television. By the early 1960s, mounting losses compounded by the 30 million over-budget production of Cleopatra (1963), led to Skouras being forced out of Fox's presidency and into what was then the figurehead position of chairman, which he retained until retiring in 1969 to devote more time to his shipping-line business, Prudential -Grace Lines.
Skouras died of a heart-attack at his home in Mamaroneck, NY, on 16 August, 1971. He was survived by his wife of 51 years, the former Saroula Bruiglia, two daughters and two sons. - Writer
- Producer
- Music Department
Harry Salter was born on 14 September 1898 in Bucharest, Romania. He was a writer and producer, known for Yours for a Song (1961), Name That Tune (1953) and Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow (2020). He was married to Roberta Semple Salter. He died on 5 March 1984 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.- Perry Hoffman was born on 24 July 1944 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. She was married to Bruce Hoffman. She died on 3 November 2019 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
- Mary Linn Beller was born on 1 March 1933 in New York, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for A Date with Judy (1951), I Spy (1955) and The Brighter Day (1954). She was married to Robert L. Pitofsky. She died on 13 April 2000 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
- Roger Kahn was born on 31 October 1927 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Boys of Summer, Greatest Sports Legends (1972) and The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (2005). He was married to Katharine Colt Johnson, Alice Lippincott Russell, Joan Rappaport and Wendy Meeker. He died on 6 February 2020 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
- Richard Hanser was born on 15 December 1909 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Project Twenty (1954), Victory at Sea (1952) and The DuPont Show of the Week (1961). He was married to Anne Golcar. He died in December 1981 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
- Victor Gorelick was born on 5 April 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was an executive. He was married to Katherine Gorelick. He died on 8 February 2020 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
- Lillian Feinman was born on 14 December 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for His Wife's Lover (1931). She was married to Ludwig Satz. She died on 11 April 1974 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
- Clayton Rawson was born on 15 August 1906 in Elyria, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for Miracles for Sale (1939), The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1942) and 21 Beacon Street (1959). He was married to Catherine Stone. He died in March 1971 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.
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Harry S. Brown was born on 23 May 1893 in Latvia. He was a director and producer, known for What a Mother-in-Law! (1934) and A Daughter of Her People (1933). He was married to Jeanette Schiller Brown and Helen Miller. He died in April 1971 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.- Nellie Battipaglia was born on 25 July 1903 in New York, USA. She was an actress, known for American Masters (1985). She was married to Micheal G. Battipaglia. She died on 30 December 1993 in Mamaroneck, New York, USA.