Adam Kessel
American film executive (1866–1946)
Adam Kessel Jr. (1866–1946) was a film company executive.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Adam Kessel (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born 1866, died Sep 21, 1946.1
About
He partnered with Charles Baumann in a series of film distribution and production companies.
Kessel was one of the founders of the New York Motion Picture Company in 1909. The Kay-Bee brand was based on Kessel and Baumann's last names.
Bauman and Kessel partnered with Mack Sennett and Thomas Ince, as well as Adam's brother Charles Kessel, sharing ownership of the newly established Keystone Film Company in 1912. The four major players also partnered on Alco Film Corporation and the group joined with Harry Aitken to form Triangle Film Corporation.
He died in Keeseville, New York.
From Wikipedia’s article on Adam Kessel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Keystone StudiosFounder7
Career
Occupation: film producer.4
- Date not recordedFounded Keystone Studios3
Personal life
- CitizenshipUnited States5
Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataAdam Kessel on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAdam Kessel on Wikipedia
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- 6WikidataAdam Kessel: IMDb, on Wikidata
- 7WikidataKeystone Studios, Founder
- 8Wikimedia CommonsAdam Kessel photo by New York Motion Picture Company, Public domain