Junius Myer Schine | |
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Born | [1] | February 20, 1890
Died | May 8, 1971 | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Known for | Hotels and theaters |
Spouse | Hildegarde Feldman |
Children | 4, including Gerard David Schine |
Relatives |
Lester Crown (son-in-law) James Crown (grandson) Susan Crown (granddaughter) |
Junius Myer Schine (February 20, 1890 [1] – May 9, 1971) was a New York theater and hotel magnate [2] [3] whose holdings comprised 185 movie theaters, [4] notably, Glove Theatre, and Schines Auburn Theatre, and several hotels, including Ambassador Hotel. [2]
He was born on February 20 or February 28, 1890 [1] to a Jewish family [5] in Latvia, then Russian Empire. In 1902, as an eleven-year-old, he, his brother Louis Schine (1892–1977), age nine, and their mother, Anne, emigrated from what is now Latvia to join their father in Gloversville, New York. [6]
He married Hildegarde Feldman (1903–1994). [4] They had two daughters, Doris June Schine Maxwell and Renee Helene Schine Crown (wife of Lester Crown), and two sons, Gerard David Schine (usually known as G. David or David) [2] [6] and Charles Richard Schine.
In 1957, Junius chose his son David, a central figure in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954, to head Schine Enterprises, but in 1963, Junius resumed his position as head of the company.[ citation needed] In 1965, Schine's holdings were bought by Lawrence Wien and Harry B. Helmsley. [7] Junius died on May 9, 1971, in Manhattan, New York City. [3] [8] [9]
Renee Helene Schine Crown made a $2,500,000 contribution to Syracuse University in 1984 for the Schine Student Center, which opened in October 1985. [10]
In 1965, Schine received Patent GB1002524 for a golf training apparatus that evaluated whether a stroke was a slice or a hook and calculated the distance the golf ball would have gone. The patent is no longer active.