Marcus Loew

Successful peep-show owner who began acquiring movie theaters in 1907 and owned over 400 cinemas, in partnership with Adolph Zukor, by 1912. In 1920, in order to guarantee a regular supply of films for his theaters, Loew bought Metro Pictures; in 1924, Metro merged with the Goldwyn company and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form MGM, of which Loew's, Inc., was the parent company. Loew's twin sons both worked in the film business, Arthur as an executive for Loew's and David as an independent producer.