front row, left to right: Barney Balaban, Paramount; Harry Cohn, Columbia Pictures; Nicholas M. Schenck, Lowe's; Will H. Hays, and Leo Spitz, RKO. artists; Sidney Kent, 20th Century Fox; N.J. Blumberg, Universal; and Albert Warner, Warner Bros. in 1938
front row, left to right: Barney Balaban, Paramount; Harry Cohn, Columbia Pictures; Nicholas M. Schenck, Lowe's; Will H. Hays, and Leo Spitz, RKO. artists; Sidney Kent, 20th Century Fox; N.J. Blumberg, Universal; and Albert Warner, Warner Bros. in 1938

Leo Spitz (1888, Chicago–April 16, 1956[1]) was an American film executive, best known for running International Pictures with William Goetz. When International merged with Universal Studios to form Universal-International in 1946, Spitz and Goetz ran the studio together.[2] From 1950 to 1956 he owned a home in Palm Springs, California.[3] He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Leo Spitz, Former RKO Head, Dies". Pensacola News Journal. No. 17 April 1956. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ^ "About Us" at Universal website access 1 Oct 2014
  3. ^ Meeks, Eric G. (2012). The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. pp. 117, 128. ISBN 978-1479328598.
  4. ^ Desert Sun


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