Carl Laemmle (1867 - 1939)

German-American pioneer in American film making and founder of Universal.

* January 17, 1867 Laupheim, Germany
 September 24, 1939 Los Angeles, California, USA


Vintage magazines

Photoplay, January 1928
Photoplay, September 1928
Photoplay, June 1929

Photoplay, August 1930
Photoplay, December 1930
Photoplay, January 1931

Photoplay, November 1931
Photoplay, June 1936

Books with substantial mentioning of Carl Laemmle

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 4. Writers and Production Artists
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Books with an entry on Carl Laemmle

Richard Abel (ed.) Encyclopedia of early cinema Richard Abel (ed.)
Encyclopedia of early cinema
London and New York, 2005

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Martin J. Quigley (ed.) The Motion Picture Almanac Martin J. Quigley (ed.)
The Motion Picture Almanac, Big Stars in Big Pictures
Chicago, Ill., 1929

Articles on Carl Laemmle

Josef Nagel, Von Laupheim nach Hollywood, Vor 100 Jahren produzierte Universal-GrĂ¼nder Carl Laemmle seinen erste Film, in: Filmdienst, nr. 2, 2010 pp. 15-16

Udo Bayer, Laemmle's list, Carl Laemmle's affidavits for Jewish refugees, in: Film History, vol. 10, 1998 pp. 501-521