
Adolph Zukor (/ˈzuːkər/; Hungarian: Zukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976)[1] was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures.[2] He produced one of America's first feature-length films, The Prisoner of Zenda, in 1913.[3][4]
Gallery[]
Zukor is honored with a dinner marking his 25 years in the film industry in 1936. From left: Frank Lloyd, Joseph M. Schenck, George Jessel, Zukor, Darryl F. Zanuck, Louis B. Mayer, and Jesse L. Lasky.
References[]
- ↑ Bernstein, Matthew (February 2000). Zukor, Adolph. American National Biography Online. Oxford University Press.
- ↑ Obituary Variety (June 16, 1976), p. 76.
- ↑ Obituary: Adolph Zukor Is Dead at 103; Built Paramount Movie Empire
- ↑ Adolph Zukor Is Dead at 103; Built Paramount Movie Empire
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