Carl Laemmle Jr. Overview

Biography

Born Julius Laemmle on April 28, 1908 in Chicago, IL, he was the only son of Carl Laemmle, then a successful nickelodeon owner, and his wife, Recha, who also gave birth to a daughter, Rosabelle. His father would eventually form a studio, Independent Moving Pictures, in 1909, which later blossomed into the Universal Film Manufacturing Company in 1915. Laemmle, Sr....