shortly afterward suffered a stroke, from which he never fully recovered. He died in Los Angeles in 1961 at the age of 84, and was interred in Maimonides Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. References External links 1876 births 1961 deaths American film studio executives Twentieth Century Pictures 20th Century Studios people Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences founders Academy Honorary Award recipients American amusement park businesspeople American businesspeople convicted of crimes American chief executives American people convicted of tax crimes American Jews American people of Russian-Jewish descent Businesspeople from Los Angeles Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States Businesspeople from Palm Springs, California People from Rybinsk Jews from the Russian Empire California Republicans United Artists American film production company founders Film producers from California Deaths from cerebrovascular disease