biography
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Rank (of Sutton Scotney), J(oseph) Arthur Rank, Baron
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| male
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| lived:
| (1888–1972)
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| biography:
| Film magnate, born in Hull, NE England, UK. He became chairman of many film companies, including Gaumont-British and Cinema-Television, and did much to promote the British film industry at a time when Hollywood seemed to have the monopoly, owning a chain of 600 cinemas, and being active in film production, exhibition, and distribution. An active supporter of the Methodist Church, he was keenly interested in social problems. He was made a life peer in 1957. |
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