David Leonard Loew (October 5, 1897 – March 25, 1973) was an American film producer.[1]
Biography
He and his twin brother, Arthur Loew were born on October 5, 1897 to MGM founder Marcus Loew.[2]
After being elected to the board of directors of Loew's, Inc., in 1922, he resigned from the studio in 1935 to launch an independent production career.[3] In the early 1940s, he formed an independent production company with Albert Lewin and Stanley Kramer.[4] At the end of World War II, he formed Enterprise Productions with actor John Garfield and former Warner Bros. publicity chief Charles Einfeld.[5]
He died on March 25, 1973 at the University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, California. He was survived by his wife, Hilda.[1]
Filmography
- When's Your Birthday? (1937)
- Riding on Air (1937)
- Fit for a King (1937)
- Wide Open Faces (1938)
- The Gladiator (1938)
- Flirting with Fate (1938)
- So Ends Our Night (1941)
- The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
- The Southerner (1945)
- A Night in Casablanca (1946)
- Toccata and Fugue; short film (1946)
- The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
- Enchanted Lake (1947)
- Arch of Triumph (1948)
References
- ^ a b "David L. Loew Dies. Movie Producer, 75". The New York Times. March 27, 1973.
- ^ Biographical Dictionary of American Business Leaders by John N. Ingham; Greenwood Press, 1983.
- ^ Hollywood Renegades: The Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers by J. A. Aberdeen; Cobblestone Enterprises, 2000. See excerpt at Cobblestone Entertainment, retrieved May 16, 2007.
- ^ A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World: A Life in Hollywood by Stanley Kramer and Thomas M. Coffey; Harcourt, 1997.
- ^ "David L. Loew". Hollywood Renegades Archives. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
External links
- David L. Loew at IMDb