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Samuel Lionel "Roxy"
Rothafel (July 9, 1882 –
January 13, 1936) was an
American theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. He is
noted for
developing the...
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Lubin brought in the
successful and
innovative theater operator Samuel L.
Rothafel, aka "Roxy",
enticing him with a
large salary, a
percentage of the profits...
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official who
served as the
president of
Manhattan Borough; and
Samuel "Roxy"
Rothafel, a
theatrical impresario and entrepreneur. At seven, Peet
moved with her...
- His son, Lawrence,
married Beta
Rothafel, the
daughter of
theatrical impresario and
entrepreneur Samuel Roxy
Rothafel.
Through his granddaughter, Penny...
- in
December 1932.
During rehearsals,
theatre businessman Samuel "Roxy"
Rothafel harshly criticized Minnelli, art
director Clark Robinson, and
dance director...
- of film music,
known particularly for his ****ociation with
Samuel Roxy
Rothafel.
Edouarde was born in Cleveland, Ohio to an Irish-American
family on 31...
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relatively low
admission and open
seating can be
traced to
Samuel Roxy
Rothafel, an
early movie theater impresario. Many of
these early theaters contain...
- One Roxy and
Silent Film Exhibition".
American Showman:
Samuel "Roxy"
Rothafel and the
Birth of the
Entertainment Industry, 1908–1935 (Reprint ed.). Columbia...
- with
sound effects using the sound-on-film
movietone process.
Samuel L.
Rothafel also
contributed music for the film. It was
adapted from the 1926 novel...
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renamed after Fox
Theatres sued Roxy
Rothafel over the
naming rights to the
nearby Roxy Theatre,
which Rothafel had
originally managed. The 3,700-seat...
