Samuel “Steve” Broidy (June 14, 1905 – April 28, 1991) was an American executive in the U.S. motion picture industry.
Steve Broidy | |
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| Born | Samuel Broidy June 14, 1905 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | April 28, 1991 (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillside Cemetery |
| Education | Boston University (did not graduate) |
| Occupation | Film Executive |
| Children | 2 sons, 1 daughter |
Early life
editSamuel Broidy was born on June 14, 1905, in Malden, Massachusetts.[1][2] He attended Boston University, but he was forced to drop out because of the Great Depression.[1]
Career
editBroidy entered the film industry as a salesman for Universal Studios in 1926.[2] In 1931, he began working for Warner Bros. Studios.[2] He joined Monogram Pictures in 1933 as Boston sales manager and in 1940 was elected to the board of directors and named vice president and general sales manager.[2] As V.P., Broidy took charge of operations early in 1945 and later that year was named president.[2] In 1946 Broidy formed Allied Artists Productions and Monogram changed to that name in 1953.[3]
He remained president of Allied Artists until 1965, when he left to form his own company, Motion Pictures International.[2] As an independent, Broidy produced Good Times (Columbia), The Fox (Claridge Pictures, 1967), and 80 Steps to Jonah (Warner Bros.-Seven Arts, 1969).[2] He also produced, uncredited, The Poseidon Adventure in 1972.[2][4]
Philanthropy
editAn active philanthropist, he received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1962,[2] and was Founding Life Chairman of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.[1] Broidy served on the MPAA Board of Governors from June 1960 through May 1969, and was their Second Vice President from 1967 to 1968.
Personal life
editBroidy had two sons, Arthur and Steven Broidy, and a daughter, Eleanor Sattinger.[1]
Death
editBroidy died in 1991 in Los Angeles, California, following a heart attack, at the age of 85.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Steve Broidy; Film Executive, Philanthropist". The Los Angeles Times. April 30, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Steve Broidy". Variety. May 6, 1991. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Desert Sun 30 November 1945 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
- ^ "How Elvis Presley's film "Tickle Me" Saved Allied Artists Studio". www.elvis-history-blog.com. Retrieved 2021-03-17.
External links
edit- Steve Broidy at IMDb