Samuel “Steve” Broidy (June 14, 1905 – April 28, 1991) was an American executive in the U.S. motion picture industry.

Early life

Samuel Broidy was born on June 14, 1905, in

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. He attended

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, but he was forced to drop out because of the

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Career

Broidy entered the film industry as a salesman for

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in 1926. In 1931, he began working for Warner Bros. Studios. He joined

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in 1933 as Boston sales manager and in 1940 was elected to the board of directors and named vice president and general sales manager. As V.P., Broidy took charge of operations early in 1945 and later that year was named president. In 1946 Broidy formed Allied Artists Productions and Monogram changed to that name in 1953. He remained president of Allied Artists until 1965, when he left to form his own company, Motion Pictures International. As an independent, Broidy produced ''

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'' (Columbia), '' The Fox'' (Claridge Pictures, 1967), and ''80 Steps to Jonah'' (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, 1969). He also produced, uncredited, '' The Poseidon Adventure'' in 1972.

Philanthropy

An active philanthropist, he received the

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Humanitarian Award from the

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in 1962, and was Founding Life Chairman of

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in Los Angeles. Broidy served on the MPAA Board of Governors from June 1960 through May 1969, and was their Second Vice President from 1967 to 1968. President of Temple Israel of Hollywood 1953-54.

Personal life

Broidy had two sons, Arthur and Steven Broidy, and a daughter, Eleanor Sattinger.

Death

Broidy died in 1991 in

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, following a heart attack, at the age of 85.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Broidy, Steve 1905 births 1991 deaths People from Malden, Massachusetts Film people from Los Angeles Boston University alumni 20th-century American businesspeople Businesspeople from Los Angeles American film studio executives Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award winners Philanthropists from California 20th-century American philanthropists 20th-century American Jews