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r- Thursday, Oct. 26, 1967 Zt Austin S'talfsutan Austin, Texas Page A13 1 OUDi I -J lUl 6757 AIRPORT BLVD. PHONE 454-2711 IRVING H. LEVIN Move West A Big One For Levin The executive vice president of National General Corporation is a native Chicagoan who went west to make his mark in the motion picture industry. Irving H.

Levin for the past 17 years has been' active in executive capacities in exhibition, distribution and production phases of the motion picture industry. He and his wife, Lenore, and their three children live in Beverly Hills, Calif. Following his World War II military service, Levin lived in Detroit, where until 1948 he was vice president and general manager of the Levin Glove Manufacturing Company. In 1948, he became associated with Charles Kranz, operator of an independent film exchange, and organized Kranz-Levin Pictures and Realart Pictures of California, Inc. He learned the distribution phase of motion a I INAUGURAL ATTRACTION COLUMBIA PICTURES Presents SIDNEY POITIER as the teacher who learns the ABC's from London's turned-on teens! D00R5 v- Wm vi V-' pictures by going out into the field to sell independent pictures to theatres throughout the country.

From this effort, Levin SCREEN played an important part in eventually building the 8:30 P.M. organization into the largest independent film exchange operation in the US. In addition to distributor activities. Levin h. JAMES CLAVELL'S PRODUCTION OF.

rm expanded into the exhibition phase of the motion picture industry and purchased and operated a number of theatres 1IHITH in Southern California. 1 ,1 7 In 1952, Levin further ind introducing idy JtJ im-wmmMW "I in ll" I expanded into the production I phase of the business and, with associates, organized Mutual Pictures Corp. He also conducted the business and administrative aspects of the Motion Regular Performances s. siAiiHMitt JOHN SLOAN Pronutea ja o.nciea' by JAMES ClAVELL pi TECHNICOLOR Cril Picture Astern Star Begin wi. corporation and helped arrange for the financing.

CHILL Witt tir.ii Here To Levin associated with Collier 6:30 P.M. Vt Hi Greet You! Young and Ida Lupino to form Filmakers Productions, Inc. and Filmakers Releasing Organization in 1953 to produce and distribute motion pictures worldwide. As president of these two operations, Levin organized throughout the United States and Canada to merchandise the films produced by Filmakers. He established the unique "Exhibitor Guarantee" plan in 1954 by which ten highly successful medium-b pictures were produced and distributed.

In 1956, Leonard H. Goldenson, i nt of American Broadcasting Paramount Theatres, I asked Levin to join his company as head of their theatrical production and distribution subsidiaries. Levin served as president of AB-PT Pictures Corp. and AB-PT Distributing Company, Inc. from 1956 through 1959 at which time he purchased total stock of these corporations.

In the sale, he acquired all the films, their residual values and eight literary properties. The The Newest And Finest Motion Picture Showplacc in Texas Mi The Latest in Projection Equipment Comfortable Bodi-form Chairs Full Stereophonic Sound Scientific Air Conditioning and Heating Elegance and Beauty Throughout for Complete TO ENTERTAIN YOU company names were men changed to Atlantic Pictures Comoration. and Adams Distributing Company, Inc. In 1961, when Levin joined Comfort and Pleasure Friendly and Courteous Staff To Assist You. National, he divested himself of Tttr-fcy-KAL-KALLODAYAndHisBond-r norbsrshep Quartet "VTUy ZLIZZ" cr.zh Qusrtct Cy.

Ztrzli Picno Or-in Ccmpsny W'VA flzy I Clrctric Organ all his personal interests in production and distribution of Vv motion pictures' due to the company's Consent He was elected a director of National Theatres and Television, Inc. (now National General Corporation) In August, 1961. In November, 1961, he moved up to vice president of the corporation, and in March, 1962, was named executive vice president. In 1964, he was also named president of NGC's motion Cobi GuarJ furnished by WELCOME TO YOUR NEW THEATRE Th wondrtul world of lh movies, unfolding in fhn nw theatre, it only port of the role we hop Amcriccn Legion ,0 P')' Wy bring you many houri of entertainment ond i ecop from the carei ond worries of a troubled world. Proudly ond pridefully we dedicate thii picture subsidiary, National General Productions, Inc.

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