Carl Laemmle
Carl Lammle Sr. (1867-1939)was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. Laemmle, along with Adolph Zukor, Samuel Goldwyn, Louis B. Mayer, William Fox, and the Warner Brothers, was part of the group of Eastern European immigrant Jews that founded the movie industry in Hollywood, California, in the first decades of the 20th century. Laemmle produced or worked on more than 400 films.
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- 1867-01-17 · Laupheim - Baden-Württemberg - Germany
- Died
- 1939-09-24
Known for
- Frankenstein (1931) — Presenter
- Dracula (1931) — Presenter
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935) — Presenter
- The Invisible Man (1933) — Presenter
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — Presenter
- The Mummy (1932) — Presenter
- The Phantom of the Opera (1925) — Producer
- The Old Dark House (1932) — Presenter
- The Man Who Laughs (1928) — Producer
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) — Presenter
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) — Producer
- Drácula (1931) — Presenter
- The Cat and the Canary (1927) — Presenter
- Lonesome (1928) — Presenter
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) — Producer
- Trolley Troubles (1927) — Executive Producer