Carl Laemmle
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Carl Lammle Sr. was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. Laemmle, along with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, and
Laemmle at the 3rd Academy Awards, 1930
Birthplace of Carl Laemmle in Laupheim
Laemmle with Gaston Leroux at the Palais Garnier
Carl Laemmle (seated far right) and Irving Leroy Ress (sitting, far left) at Laemmle's 70th birthday celebration (1937)
Carl Laemmle Jr.
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Carl Laemmle Jr. was an American film producer, studio executive and heir of Carl Laemmle, who had founded Universal Studios. He was head of production at the studio from 1928 to 1936.
Carl Laemmle
…on more than 400 films. Laemmle received the Academy Award for Outstanding Production for All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), produced by his heir Carl Laemmle Jr. Regarded as one of the most important of the early film pioneers, Laemmle was born in what is now Germany. He immigrated to the United States in 1884…
Laemmle Jr., c. 1926
L. to. R. : Joseph P. Bickerton Jr. (theatre producer), Elmer Rice (playwright) and Carl Laemmle Jr. sign a contract for the film version of Counsellor at Law