Word: kent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Theodore Roosevelt Sr. appeared as the White House guest of honor during President Hoover's acceptance speech. Last week Alice Roosevelt Longworth entered her political disavowal of "Cousin Frank." Beginning her reminiscences in the current Ladies' Home (in which Baltimore Sun's Frank Richardson Kent was suspected of being a covert collaborator)"Princess Alice" remarked...
George Keenan Morrow resigned as chairman of Ward Baking Corp. and his brother Frederick Keenan Morrow resigned as president. The Morrows and their associates acquired control of the company from the Ralph Sherlock Kent group in 1931 after a protracted proxy battle (TIME, Feb. 16, 1931). The resignations were made in order that the Morrows can devote more time to "other interests," probably the tangled affairs of United Cigar Stores Co. of America now in bankruptcy. They suggested that Banker Charles Hayden (Hayden, Stone & Co.) be named chairman of Ward, offered to remain on the executive committee...
...Famous Players Film Co. and Paramount Pictures Corp. (distributing agency) to become Famous Players-Lasky Corp. Hollywood thought that the shy, egg-headed Lasky and Adolph Zukor concealed a griping rivalry behind their affability. Presently Benjamin Percival Schulberg became Lasky's man: managing director of production. Sidney Kent was Zukor's man: general manager of distribution. All had been inoculated with the old-school extravagance of gold-plated cinema production. The fingers of their hands spread unconsciously, letting millions through...
...west side. At 16 he owned a theatre with 144 folding chairs; soon he bought 130 more chairs; soon he owned three theatres. Katz went to work in Paramount, first edged out Walter Wanger, Lasky's friend and eastern production executive. In January 1932 he edged out Sidney Kent, general distribution manager and Zukor's friend. Soon he did the same for Benjamin Schulberg. Lasky's man. Kent went at once to Fox as president. Schulberg said that he would produce independently...
...second-year students elected to the board this year are as follows: K. C. Davis, R. H. Demuth, A. L. Dougan, M. B. Finkelstein, E. E. Ford, Jr., L. T. Furth, H. L. Hart, C. T. Horsky, E. H. Kent, R. H. Lindman, C. H. Livengood, Jr., R. P. Loftus, David Riesman, Jr., W. C. Roper, Jr., B. R. Shute. The third-year men elected are B. D. Brooker, H. B. Gross, and Albert Soladar...