Word: adolph
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...utilities tycoon. Six months later Mr. Tinker became board chairman, was succeeded a president by Sidney Kent, onetime Paramount general manager. Winfield Sheehan, who last winter suffered a nervous breakdown and was reported out of Fox, last week re turned to his job of general manager. Jesse Lasky and Adolph Zukor have lost control of Paramount to John Hertz, taxi tycoon, and Theatre Owner Sam Katz of Chicago. Last week Paramount's pro duction manager, Ben Schulberg, resigned. Joseph Kennedy, onetime board chairman of Pathe, was reported planning to pur chase First National studios from Warner Brothers...
...Adolph Simon Ochs, publisher of the New York Times LL.D...
After a dinner in Washington one evening last week at which Publisher Frank Knox of the Chicago Daily News was host, 38 potent newspaper publishers proceeded to the White House and filed into the President's study. Notably absent were William Randolph Hearst and Adolph Ochs of the New York Times. But their presence was unnecessary. The President knew they were favorable towards the proposal he had in mind. He wanted to ask the others if they would help drive a Sales Tax through balky Congress...
...trapeze that has to be released by a ground-lever at exactly the right moment. It is performed by Marina (Anna Sten) and Jim (Reinhold Bernt), an arrogant animal-feeder who volunteers for the act to show Marina how good he is. Jim's best friend, Robby (Adolph Wohlbrueck), pulls the lever. You are aware that presently Jim will fall. When he does, Marina marries him out of sympathy. Robby takes Jim's place in the "Salto Mortale" and Jim takes Robby's job with the lever. When Marina and Robby fall in love, it complicates...
...greenhouse, Mr. Kent received his business training as a salesman for American Druggists' Syndicate. He rose rapidly, became assistant to the president. After a short experience with Vitagraph Co. he helped liquidate General Film, indicted under the Sherman Act, and was soon talking business with Famous Players' Adolph Zukor. Tall Mr. Kent's first Paramount job was in the sales department. He was promoted to be district manager, with offices in Kansas City. His next change was a call to Manhattan where he was made first sales manager, then general manager of distribution, finally general manager...