Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972
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Name (Latin)
Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972
Other forms of name
Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-
Date of birth
1888-12-22
Date of death
1972-03-29
Associated country
Great Britain
Field of activity
Flour industry
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Occupation
Industrialists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Wikipedia, viewed 28 June 2016(J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank; Joseph Arthur Rank; 22 December 1888-29 March 1972; British industrialist who was head and founder of the Rank Organisation; born at Kingston upon Hull in England; his father Joseph Rank had built a substantial flour milling business, Joseph Rank Limited, that he later inherited and which became known as Rank Hovis McDougall; J. Arthur Rank made his somewhat unlikely start in film-making financing short religious subjects in line with his Methodist beliefs; the film company emerged in 1937 as Rank sought to consolidate his film-making interests; J. Arthur Rank stepped down as managing director of the Rank Organisation in 1952, but remained as chairman until 1962)
- Macnab, G. J.Arthur Rank and the British film industry, 1993: CIP galley (b. 12/22/1888)
- J. Arthur Rank, 1996:p. 234 (d. Mar. 29, 1972)
Wikipedia description:
Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (22 December 1888 – 29 March 1972) was an English industrialist who was head and founder of The Rank Organisation.
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