Abe Stern (March 8, 1888 – July 12, 1951) was an American

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

. He produced 542 films between 1917 and 1929. He was a co-founder of

Universal Studios Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Americ ...

. He was born in

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a town in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the town hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. Histor ...

, Germany, and died in

Los Angeles County Los Angeles County, officially the County of Los Angeles, and sometimes abbreviated as L.A. County, is the List of the most populous counties in the United States, most populous county in the United States and in the U.S. state of California, ...

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

. He was the brother of producer Julius Stern and the brother-in-law of Universal Studios co-founder

Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the most important o ...

. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* ''

Business Before Honesty ''Business Before Honesty'' is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Harry Gribbon as Willie Steal * Oliver Hardy as The Blind Man (credited as Babe Hardy) * Eddie Barry as Nellie * May Emory as The Woman (as Mae ...

'' (1918) * '' Hello Trouble'' (1918) * '' Painless Love'' (1918) * ''

The King of the Kitchen ''The King of the Kitchen'' is a 1918 American silent film, silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Harry Gribbon as The chef * Rosa Gore as Owner of the house (as Rose Gore) * Eva Novak as Gore's niece * May Emory as A crooked lady ( ...

'' (1918) * '' Hop, the Bellhop'' (1919) * '' The Freckled Fish'' (1919) * '' Lions and Ladies'' (1919) * '' Hearts in Hock'' (1919) * ''

Laughing Gas Nitrous oxide (dinitrogen oxide or dinitrogen monoxide), commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous, or nos, is a chemical compound, an oxide of nitrogen with the formula . At room temperature, it is a colourless non-flammable gas, and has ...

'' (1920)

External links

* * 1888 births 1951 deaths American film producers German emigrants to the United States {{US-film-producer-stub