Kurt and Max Laemmle, the nephews of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle, opened their first Culver City theater in 1938. Robert, Max’s son, took it over in the 1960s.

Carl Laemmle was truly one of the pioneers of the Hollywood movie industry. He founded and managed Universal Studios, which would be the biggest film producer in the United States.

Carl Laemmle won the best picture Oscar for the 1930 "All Quiet on the Western Front." He also rescued hundreds of Jewish families from the Holocaust. Accessibility statement Skip to main content.

Nintendo and Universal Pictures, the owners of King Kong, have jointly filed a short-form license for an untitled Donkey Kong movie.

Carl Laemmle is credited with saving as many as three hundred Jewish families by facilitating their emigration from Nazi Germany to the United States in the years preceding World War II. A pivotal ...

Carl Laemmle made no secret of his nepotism, and frankly it’s hard to argue against its results. His son, Carl Laemmle Jr., for instance, produced visionary 1930s monster movies including ...

Laemmle Theatres was founded in 1938 by Robert’s father Max and his Uncle Kurt, cousins of Universal Pictures co-founder Carl Laemmle. Born in 1935 in Paris, where Max was working for Universal ...

He was part of a Hollywood dynasty; his father Max was a cousin of Universal Pictures founder Carl Laemmle. Born in Paris, France on September 5, 1935, he came to the United States with his family ...

His father Max Laemmle had been working for his cousin Carl Laemmle, the co-founder of Universal Pictures, in Paris before coming to Los Angeles in 1938.

Robert Laemmle had initially worked as a banker but, in 1961, found himself drawn into the family business. Eventually, he took over from his late father. Skip to content. All Sections.