CARL LAEMMLE - LAEMMLE`S List -

Carl Laemmle (1867 - 1939) had many jobs and functions in his life: He was a book keeper and distributor, cinema owner and Hollywood pioneer, founder of Universal and inventor of the first film stars. But, not least of all, this family father, born in Laupheim in Southern Germany , was a Jewish descent and felt connected with two native countries throughout his life. His life represents a whole epoch in its structure and its fashions - far exceeding just the development of the American business. .. (some lines from Bayer´s introduction text - coffeetable print book: ISBN 978-3-98184-444-3 "Carl Laemmle From Laupheim to Hollywood" - the biography of the founder of Universal Studios in pictures, stories and documents")