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Arts & Literature
Jack Cohn
Who
Jack Cohn · Arts & Literature
What
Co-founded Columbia Pictures
When
1889, New York City, United States — 1956, New York City, United States
Where
United States
Biography
Jack Cohn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Co-founded Columbia Pictures
How & why
Jack Cohn co-founded the studio that became Columbia Pictures in 1924 with his brother Harry and Joe Brandt, serving for decades as its executive vice-president in charge of the New York office. He was born into a Jewish immigrant family on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Sources & external links
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Source: Neal Gabler, 'An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood' (1988)
Contributions & Sources
Co-founded Columbia Pictures
1924
Source: Neal Gabler, 'An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood' (1988)
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