COHN, HARRY

COHN, HARRY
COHN, HARRY (1891–1956), movie pioneer; president and executive producer of Columbia Pictures Corporation. Born in New York, he entered show business as a piano player in nickelodeons, moved to music publishing, and then became an exhibitor of road show films. Later he was an associate producer at Universal Films. In 1919 he and his brother Jack, together with Joe Brandt, organized the CBC Film Sales Corporation, producing and distributing the Hallroom Boys comedies. This company was reorganized as Columbia Pictures in 1924. He acquired the Brandt holdings in 1932 and became president of the company the same year. Among the directors who worked for him were Frank Capra, Rouben Mamoulian, and Fred Zinnemann. (Jo Ranson)

Encyclopedia Judaica. 1971.

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  • Cohn, Harry — born July 23, 1891, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Feb. 27, 1958, Phoenix, Ariz. U.S. film producer and cofounder of Columbia Pictures. He worked for a film distributor before cofounding C.B.C. Film Sales Co. (1920), later named Columbia Pictures Corp …   Universalium

  • Cohn, Harry — (1891 1958)    American film executive. Born in New York, he formed a vaudeville partnership with Harry Rubinstein. Later he joined his brother at Universal Studios. In 1920 the brothers along with Joe Brandt formed their own company which later… …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Cohn, Harry — (23 jul. 1891, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–27 feb. 1958, Phoenix, Ariz.). Productor de cine estadounidense y cofundador de Columbia Pictures. Trabajó para una distribuidora de películas antes de cofundar la compañía C.B.C. Film Sales Co. (1920), que …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Cohn — is a common Jewish surname (related to the last name Cohen) and may refer to: Al Cohn Arthur Cohn, Swiss film producer Daniel Cohn Bendit (Danny Cohn Bendit) Dan Cohn Sherbock Edwin J(oseph) Cohn ** Ernst Max Cohn (1920–2004), philatelist from… …   Wikipedia

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  • Harry Cohn — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cohn. Harry Cohn Données clés Surnom King Cohn Naissance 23 juillet 1891 New York City …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Harry Cohn — Infobox actor name = Harry Cohn imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date|1891|7|23|mf=y location = New York City, New York deathdate = death date and age|1958|2|27|1891|7|23|mf=y deathplace = Los Angeles, California yearsactive =… …   Wikipedia

  • harry — /har ee/, v., harried, harrying. v.t. 1. to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts. 2. to ravage, as in war; devastate: The troops harried the countryside. v.i. 3. to make… …   Universalium

  • Harry — /har ee/, n. a male given name, form of Harold or Henry. * * * (as used in expressions) Belafonte Harry Bertoia Harry Blackmun Harry Bridges Harry Callahan Harry Morey Coase Ronald Harry Cohn Harry Crick Francis Harry Compton Harry Lillis Crosby… …   Universalium

  • Cohn — /kohn/, n. 1. Edwin Joseph, 1892 1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins. 2. Ferdinand Julius /ferr dn and joohl yeuhs/; Ger. /ferdd di nahnt yooh lee oos /, 1828 98, German botanist and bacteriologist. * * * (as used in expressions)… …   Universalium

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