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Loeb & Loeb was founded in Los Angeles in 1909, by brothers Edwin J. and Joseph P. Loeb. [6] The firm represented major film studios such as Universal Pictures, Warner Brothers, Republic Pictures, RKO Pictures, MGM, Samuel Goldwyn Studios, United Artists, and 20th Century Fox.
His father, Leon (Leopold) Loeb, was born to a Jewish family in Alsace, France, and immigrated to Los Angeles in 1853 where he opened a dry goods store. [2] Given that Los Angeles was a small city at the time (5,000 population), he quickly met Harris Newmark, a prominent established Jewish businessman; and in 1879 married his daughter Estelle. [2]
The Guggenheim family (/ ˈ ɡ ʊ ɡ ən h aɪ m / GUUG-ən-hyme) is an American-Jewish family known for making their fortune in the mining industry, in the early 20th century, especially in the United States and South America.
Later that evening, after Thalberg had left, Mayer told the studio's attorney, Edwin Loeb, to let Thalberg know that if he wanted to work for Mayer, he would be treated like a son. [ 31 ] : 46 Although their personalities were in many ways opposite, Mayer being more outspoken and nearly twice the younger man's age, Thalberg was hired as vice ...
Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) [1] and Richard Albert Loeb (/ ˈ l oʊ b /; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two American students at the University of Chicago who kidnapped and murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in Chicago, Illinois, United States, on May 21, 1924.
Abraham Kuhn (June 20, 1819 – May 30, 1892) was an American merchant and banker of German-Jewish origins, a founding partner of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. of New York City, one of the great US investment banking firms of the 19th and 20th centuries.
In December, Loeb and his son John L. Loeb formed Carl M. Loeb and Company, paying $250,000 to become a member of the Wall Street Stock Exchange. [2] The company later merged with Rhoades & Company, a company that was hit hard during the Great Depression and needed capital to bolster its position, to form Loeb, Rhoades & Co. in 1938.
Leon (Leopold) Loeb, was born to a Jewish family in Strasbourg, Alsace, France, [1] the son of Rosalie (née Levi) and Jacob Loeb. [2] He worked as a bookkeeper in Switzerland before immigrating to Los Angeles in September 1864. [ 3 ]