Nathan J. Hirsh (

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, 1872 -

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, March 19, 1956) was an American film producer who co-founded

Aywon Film Corporation Aywon Film Corporation was an American film distribution company of the silent era. Founded in New York by Nathan Hirsh it was active between 1919 and 1929.Slide p.17 The company mainly released western and action films but also handled several fo ...

and Pioneer Film Corporation.''Prominent Jews of America: A Collection of Biographical Sketches'' 1918 "NATHAN HIRSH Born in Roumania some forty-five years ago, Mr. Nathan Hirsh of the Pioneer Film Corporation, 126-130 West 46th street, New York, came to America at the tender age of thirteen. His father was already dead, and he landed here with his mother and sister. " He produced or co-produced twenty features of the 20s and 30s, and featured in a dozen movies as presenter.

Selected filmography

*''The Evolution of Man'', also known as ''Jack the Man-Ape'' (1920) * ''

Western Racketeers ''Western Racketeers'' is a 1934 American western film directed by Robert J. Horner and starring Bill Cody, Edna Aslin and Hal Taliaferro It was an independent film produced on Poverty Row.Pitts p.175 Plot In the San Bernardino Mountains, cat ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Outlaw Tamer ''The Outlaw Tamer'' is a 1935 American western film directed by J.P. McGowan and starring Lane Chandler, Blanche Mehaffey and George 'Gabby' Hayes.Pitts p.151 Synopsis A posse on the trail of masked bandit loses the trail of the wounded ma ...

'' (1935)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hirsh, Nathan 1872 births 1956 deaths Romanian emigrants to the United States American people of Romanian-Jewish descent