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Ten Leading News Events
of 1935
Warners, Paramount and RKO, indicted of conspiracy in St. Louis under an action instituted by the Department of Justice, are found not guilty by a federal grand jury.
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Twentieth Century merged with Fox Film, with Joseph M. Schenck resigning as president of United Artists to become chairman of 20th Century-Fox.
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Emanuel Cohen quit as Paramount production chief and was succeeded by Henry Herzbrun in charge of business affairs, Ernst Lubitsch in charge of production, and Watterson Rothacker at the head of the studio setup.
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John E. Otterson elected president of Paramount, with Adolph Zukor becoming chairman of the board. George J. Schaefer subsequently quits as vice-president and is succeeded by Neil Agnew.
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Atlas Corp., investment trust with various film holdings including an important stake in Paramount, gained domination of RKO by acquiring, in association with Lehman Bros., RCA's controlling stock in the company; subsequently installed Leo Spitz as RKO president, with Merlin H. Aylesworth becoming chairman of the board. Spitz also elected president of RKO Radio Pictures succeeding J. R. McDonough, who became executive vice-president, and Sam Briskin elected vice-president in charge of production.
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Winfield R. Sheehan resigned as vice-president and production chief for 20th Century-Fox, with Darryl F. Zanuck becoming production head.
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Al Lichtman, newly elevated to the presidency of United Artists, quit the organization, subsequently joining M-G-M as assistant to Nicholas M. Schenck.
NRA declared unconstitutional by U. S. Supreme Court.
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Will Rogers killed with Wiley Post in airplane crash in Alaska.
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William Fox's Tri-Ergon patents held invalid by the U. S. Supreme Court.
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