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Joseph Schenck, Pioneer in American Motion Picture Industry, Dead

Joseph M. Schenck, prominent Jewish film executive and a pioneer in the motion picture industry, died here yesterday at the age of 82. He was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1890.

October 24, 1961
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Joseph M. Schenck, prominent Jewish film executive and a pioneer in the motion picture industry, died here yesterday at the age of 82. He was born in Russia and came to the United States in 1890.

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