The Archive · 1935

New Chiefs for United Artists

New York, June 12, 'The four owners of the United Artists Pictures Corporation—Miss Mary Pickford and Messrs, Charlie Chaplin, "Douglay Fairbanks and 'Samuel' Goldwyn—iesued a statement to-day, announcing the replacement of Mr. Joseph Schenk as supreme head of the concern. The new chiefs of the Corporation are {o be Messrs. Al Lichtman and Maurice Silverstone, Mr. Lichtman, a Hungarian, been vice-president of United Artists since 1926. He will be.in charge of the United States end, while. Mr. Silverstone, at present manage Glrector of the London" branch, will have charge of "the British énd—

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