Name : Joseph M Schenck
Birth : 25 December 1876
Died : 22 October 1961
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Joseph M Schenck produced a range of films in the 1920's and 1930's, but also had a much wider career in the film industry. In 1917 he created the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation with his wife Norma Talmadge which became a successful business. In 1933 he created Twentieth Century Pictures with Darryl F Zanuck, which merged with Fox Film Corporation in 1935 to form 20th Century Fox. As a result Schenck became on one the most influencial people in the film industry. He was also one of the founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Director
Electric House (1922)
Producer
Bat Whispers (1930)
Reaching For The Moon (1930)
Our Hospitality (1923)
Cops (1922)
Frozen North (1922)
Goat (1921)
Play House (1921)
Convict 13 (1920)
The Forbidden City (1918)
Oscars