David Leonard Loew (October 5, 1897 – March 25, 1973) was an American film producer. He and his

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, Arthur Loew were born on October 5, 1897, to

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founder

Marcus Loew Marcus Loew ( ; May 7, 1870 – September 5, 1927) was an American business magnate and a pioneer of the motion picture industry who formed Loew's Theatres and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio (MGM). Life and career Loew was born in New York ...

. After being elected to the board of directors of Loew's, Inc., in 1922, he resigned from the studio in 1935 to launch an independent production career. In the early 1940s, he formed an independent production company with

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and

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. At the end of

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, he formed Enterprise Productions with actor

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and former

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publicity chief

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. He died on March 25, 1973, at the

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. He was survived by his wife, Hilda.

Filmography

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When's Your Birthday? ''When's Your Birthday?'' is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Harry Beaumont and starring Joe E. Brown. While original prints of this film had a cartoon sequence in Technicolor directed by Bob Clampett and Leon Schlesinger, most ...

'' (1937) *'' Riding on Air'' (1937) *''

Fit for a King ''Fit for a King'' is a 1937 American comedy film starring Joe E. Brown and directed by Edward Sedgwick. Plot Newspaper reporter "Scoop (term), Scoops" is sent out on assignment, to investigate the failed assassination attempts on Archduke Jul ...

'' (1937) *'' Wide Open Faces'' (1938) *'' The Gladiator'' (1938) *'' Flirting with Fate'' (1938) *'' So Ends Our Night'' (1941) *''

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'' (1942) *'' The Southerner'' (1945) *''

A Night in Casablanca ''A Night in Casablanca'' is a 1946 American comedy film directed by Archie Mayo and starring the Marx Brothers ( Groucho, Harpo, and Chico). The screenplay was written by Joseph Fields and Roland Kibbee. It was an independent production relea ...

'' (1946) *''Toccata and Fugue''; short film (1946) *''

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'' (1947) *''

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'' (1947) *''

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'' (1948)

References

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