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Carl Laemmle ( / ˈlɛmli / ⓘ; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films.
Carl Laemmle (born Jan. 17, 1867, Laupheim, Ger.—died Sept. 24, 1939, Beverly Hills, Calif., U.S.) was a German-born U.S. film producer. After immigrating to the U.S. in 1884, he worked at various jobs in Chicago before opening a nickelodeon there in 1906 and becoming a leading film distributor.
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Jan 17, 2017 · He left Germany for the US with only a few dollars and became one of the great pioneers of Hollywood: Carl Laemmle's life would be worth a movie in itself.
Jan 15, 2019 · Learn about the life and legacy of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who created Universal Pictures and helped many Jews escape Nazi Germany. Watch the trailer, read user and critic reviews, and see cast and crew details on IMDb.
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- 2019-01-15
Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures, wrote hundreds of affidavits to help refugees escape Europe
Carl Laemmle is a feature documentary about the extraordinary life story of Carl Laemmle, the German-Jewish immigrant who founded Universal Pictures, and saved over 300 Jewish families from Nazi Germany. It was Laemmle as much as anybody who invented the modern movie business.
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Mar 11, 2023 · Carl Laemmle won the best picture Oscar for the 1930 "All Quiet on the Western Front." He also rescued hundreds of Jewish families from the Holocaust.
