Zukor, Adolph

Zukor, Adolph
(1873–1976)
   US film producer. Brought to the United States from Hungary as a boy, Zukor was a pioneer of full-length feature movies. He was a founder (1917) and the president of Paramount Pictures.

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  • ZUKOR, ADOLPH — (1873–1976), U.S. motion picture executive. Born in Ricse, Hungary, Zukor went to the U.S. in 1888. He worked in New York and Chicago in the fur business. At first Zukor was interested in motion pictures from the business point of view and opened …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Zukor, Adolph — ▪ American motion picture producer born Jan. 7, 1873, Ricse, Hung. died June 10, 1976, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.       American entrepreneur who built the powerful Famous Players–Paramount motion picture studio.       Immigrating to the United… …   Universalium

  • Zukor,Adolph — Zu·kor (zo͞oʹkər), Adolph. 1873 1976. Hungarian born American film producer and executive credited with launching the film careers of such stars as Sarah Bernhardt and John Barrymore. In 1933 he helped found Paramount studios. * * * …   Universalium

  • Zukor, Adolph —  (1873–1976) Hungarian born American film producer and studio executive …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Zukor — Adolph Zukor Adolph Zukor Portrait de 1937 Nom de naissance Zukor Naissance 7 janvier 1873 Ricse  Hongrie …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Zukor — Adolph Zukor (* 7. Januar 1873 in Ricse, Ungarn; † 10. Juni 1976 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Filmproduzent, der Paramount zu einem der erfolgreichsten Filmstudios machte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Adolph Zukor — [Adolph Zukor] (1873–1976) a US film ↑producer. He was born in Hungary and moved to the US in 1888. In 1912 he began the Famous Players film company which later became ↑Paramount Pictures. He received a special ↑Oscar in 1949 for his services to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Adolph Zukor — Infobox actor name = Adolph Zukor image caption = Adolph Zukor, 2nd from left birthdate = birth date|1873|1|7 location = Ricse, Hungary deathdate = death date and age|1976|6|10|1873|1|7 deathplace = Los Angeles, California, United States… …   Wikipedia

  • Adolph Zukor — Données clés Nom de naissance Adolph Zukor Naissance 7 janvier 1873 Ricse Hongrie Nationalité d origine  …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Adolph Zukor — (* 7. Januar 1873 in Ricse, Ungarn; † 10. Juni 1976 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US amerikanischer Filmproduzent, der Paramount zu einem der erfolgreichsten Filmstudios machte. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Filmografie (Auswahl) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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