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Spyros Panagiotis Skouras (/ ˈ s k ʊər ə s /; Greek: Σπύρος Σκούρας; March 28, 1893 – August 16, 1971) was a Greek-American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was the president of 20th Century-Fox from 1942 to 1962. He resigned June 27, 1962, but was chairman of the company for several more years.
Now, at 75, the man who launched Titanic is in the midst of a real-life sea story. Skouras and his 45-year-old son, Spyros S., are becoming maritime moguls, and the sailing seems smooth.
Aug 5, 2023 · Charles, George, and Spyros Skouras all rose from an impoverished background to become top movie executives in Hollywood during the 20th century. Early Life of Skouras Brothers. The Skouras brothers emigrated from Greece to St. Louis in the early 1900s. They were the sons of a poor sheep herder from Skourohorion, Greece. They saved their money ...
Now, at 75, the man who launched Titanic is in the midst of a real-life sea story. Skouras and his 45-year-old son, Spyros S., are becoming maritime moguls, and the sailing seems smooth. The elder Spyros is chairman and his son president of a Manhattan-based family holding company called Admiralty Enterprises Inc., which owns seven ships.
Prudential Steamship Corporation made a number of management errors starting in the 1950s that kept it near bankruptcy. Fellow Greek, Spyros Skouras, loaned Stephanidis money to keep Prudential Steamship Corporation in operations. Spyros Skouras was a motion picture and film executive. He became the president of the 20th Century-Fox from 1942 ...
Aug 17, 1971 · Spyros Panagiotis Skouras was born on March 28, 1893, at Skourahorian, Greece, small town on the Ionian Sea, the son of a sheepherder. Like his brothers Charles and George, he was ambitious and ...
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Jul 16, 2019 · A tribute to Spyros P. Skouras.http://web.stanford.edu/~ichriss/Skouras.htmhttps://news.stanford.edu/2019/07/16/hollywood-treasure-trove-stanford/Music track...
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