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As chairman of the new 20th Century Fox, he was one of the most powerful and influential people in the film business. Caught in a payoff scheme to buy peace with the militant unions, he was convicted of income tax evasion and spent time in prison before being granted a presidential pardon.
AMPAS awarded Schenck a special Oscar for services to the film industry in 1952. In 1953 he co-founded the Magna Corp. with Mike Todd to market the Todd-AO wide-screen system, which was wildly profitable (and remains a technological force in the movie industry to this day).
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Feb 5, 2023 · Unfortunately, she may be better known for affairs with famous men (including President John F. Kennedy and Marlon Brando) and her untimely death in 1962. Another of these famous men with whom Monroe had a rumored affair was Joseph Schenck, the co-founder of 20th Century Fox.
Feb 4, 2016 · Charles Brackett presenting an Honorary Oscar® to Joseph M. Schenck for long and distinguished service to the motion picture industry (accepted by Gloria Swanson), and to Merian C. Cooper...
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Joseph M. Schenck was a Russian-born American film studio executive who co-founded 20th Century Fox and launched Marilyn Monroe's career. He also produced many silent and early sound films, such as The General, Sherlock Jr., and The Navigator.
Jan 17, 2017 · Joseph M. Schenck, donated $2,000 — a founder of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and chairman of 20th Century Fox
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They even changed their names to sound American – in New York they became Joseph and Nicholas Schenck. It was under these names that they acquired their fame.
