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Max E. Youngstein
Max E. Youngstein (March 21, 1913, New York City – July 8, 1997) was an American film producer who worked for United Artists, where he formed United Artists Music and United Artists Records. He later became an independent film producer. Biography Youngstein was educated at Fordham University in New York and Brooklyn Law School. He became the assistant director of Advertising and Publicity for 20th Century Fox in 1941. In 1945 he created a Publicity and Promotion Department for the United States Treasury. After the war he worked for Stanley Kramer Productions then joined Eagle-Lion Films as a vice-president where he met Arthur Krim. In 1949 he became a vice-president of Paramount Pictures. In 1951, Youngstein joined Arthur Krim, Robert Benjamin, Arnold Picker and Bill Heineman in purchasing the then financially troubled United Artists studio from Charles Chaplin and Mary Pickford. None of the individuals placed their name on the studio's product. Retiring from Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Artists
United Artists Corporation (UA), currently doing business as United Artists Digital Studios, is an American digital production company. Founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks, the studio was premised on allowing actors to control their own interests, rather than being dependent upon commercial studios. UA was repeatedly bought, sold, and restructured over the ensuing century. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired the studio in 1981 for a reported $350 million ($ billion today). On September 22, 2014, MGM acquired a controlling interest in entertainment companies One Three Media and Lightworkers Media, then merged them to revive United Artists' television production unit as United Artists Media Group (UAMG). However, on December 14 of the following year, MGM wholly acquired UAMG and folded it into MGM Television. United Artists was again revived in 2018 as United Artists Digital Studios. Mirror, the joint distribution ventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
