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Cohn, Harry

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Cohn, Harry (1891-1958)

US movie executive. He made Columbia Pictures one of the most successful studios. In 1920, Cohn and his brother Jack Cohn (1889-1956) and Joseph Brandt started their own company, which in 1924 became Columbia Pictures.

He was born in New York City. He had a youth filled with odd jobs, including a short-lived vaudeville act with composer Harry Ruby. He became the personal secretary to Carl Laemmle, founder of Universal Pictures. Regarded as ruthless and coarse, Harry Cohn nonetheless helped to develop stars like Rita Hayworth. He came to be known as ‘White Fang’.



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