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Adam Kessel Jr.
Adam Kessel, Jr. (1866–1946) was a film company executive. He partnered with
Charles Baumann in a series of film distribution and production companies.
[1]
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
[2]
[3] in 1912.
[3] The four major players also partnered on
Alco Film Corporation
[3] and the group joined with
Harry Aitken to form
Triangle Film Corporation .
[3]
He died in
Keeseville, New York .
[4]
References
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"Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines" . Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. June 20, 1923 – via Google Books.
^ Janik, Vicki K. (June 20, 1998).
Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-bibliographical Sourcebook . Greenwood Publishing Group.
ISBN
9780313297854 – via Google Books.
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d Walker, Brent E. (April 25, 2013).
Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel . McFarland.
ISBN
9780786477111 – via Google Books.
^ Vazzana, Eugene Michael (June 20, 2001).
Silent Film Necrology . McFarland.
ISBN
9780786410590 – via Google Books.