Abe Stern (March 8, 1888 – July 12, 1951) was an American film producer. He produced 542 films between 1917 and 1929. He was a co-founder of

Universal Studios Universal Studios may refer to: * Universal Studios, Inc., an American media and entertainment conglomerate ** Universal Pictures, an American film studio ** Universal Studios Lot, a film and television studio complex * Various theme parks operat ...

. He was born in

Fulda Fulda () (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (''Kreis''). In 1990, the city hosted the 30th Hessentag state festival. Histor ...

, Germany, and died in

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. He was the brother of producer Julius Stern and the brother-in-law of Universal Studios co-founder

Carl Laemmle Carl Laemmle (; born Karl Lämmle ; January 17, 1867 – September 24, 1939) was a German-American film producer and the co-founder and, until 1934, owner of Universal Pictures. He produced or worked on over 400 films. Regarded as one of the ...

. He was entombed at Home of Peace Cemetery.

Selected filmography

* '' Business Before Honesty'' (1918) * '' Hello Trouble'' (1918) * '' Painless Love'' (1918) * '' The King of the Kitchen'' (1918) * '' Hop, the Bellhop'' (1919) * ''

The Freckled Fish ''The Freckled Fish'' is a 1919 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy. Cast * Chai Hong as Chai Chow * Oliver Hardy as Solomon Soopmeat (as Babe Hardy) * Eva Novak Eva Barbara Novak (February 14, 1898 – April 17, 198 ...

'' (1919) * '' Lions and Ladies'' (1919) * '' Hearts in Hock'' (1919) * '' Laughing Gas'' (1920)

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* * 1888 births 1951 deaths American film producers Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States People from Fulda {{US-film-producer-stub