David L. Loew
American film producer
David Leonard Loew (October 5, 1897 – March 25, 1973) was an American film producer.
Early life and family
Loew was born in New York City into an Austrian-Jewish family. He and his twin brother, Arthur Loew, were born on October 5, 1897, to MGM founder Marcus Loew and his wife, Carrie. Their father had been born into a poor Jewish family that emigrated to New York City from Vienna and Germany. His nephew was film producer and actor Arthur Loew Jr. (1925–1995), the son of Arthur Loew Sr.
Career
After being elected to the board of directors of Loew's, Inc. in 1922 at age 24, Loew resigned from the studio in 1935 to launch an independent production career. He began his independent work at Hal Roach Studios.
In the early 1940s, Loew partnered with director Albert Lewin, a friend and former supervisor at MGM under Irving Thalberg, to form an independent production company with Stanley Kramer.
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