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Harry Cohn was the president and production director of Columbia Pictures Corporation from the 1920's until his death in 1958. He was one of the most controversial of the Hollywood studio moguls but under his leadership Columbia rose from being a cut-rate minnow to one of the biggest and most profitable production factories in Hollywood.
Sep 22, 2011 · In 1919, C.B.C. (Cohn-Brandt-Cohn) Film Sales Corporation was founded; Joe Brandt became the president of the company, Jack Cohn oversaw the financial end of the company, and Harry was given charge of production.
Nov 30, 2022 · Harry Cohn, the chief executive officer of Columbia Pictures from 1932 until his death in 1958, prided himself on being unique. Regarded as the youngest Hollywood mogul, he was also the only ...
Aug 12, 2024 · Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc.,, American motion-picture studio that became a major Hollywood studio under its longtime president, Harry Cohn. Columbia originated in 1920 when Cohn, Joe Brandt, and Harry’s brother Jack Cohn founded the C.B.C. Sales Film Corporation to produce shorts and low-budget westerns and comedies.
(1891–1958). American executive Harry Cohn was the cofounder and president of Columbia Pictures. He turned the motion-picture company into a profitable business that produced many Academy Award-winning films. Cohn was born on July 23, 1891, in New York, New York. He quit school at age 14 and worked at various jobs before becoming a vaudeville ...
Oct 19, 2017 · Cohn discovered the Brooklyn, New York, native (born Rita Cansino) in 1936 and groomed her for Hollywood.By the mid-’40s, Hayworth was a major star, appearing in Technicolor musicals like 1944 ...
