| LC control no. | n 92064036 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Rank, J. Arthur, 1888-1972 |
| See also | Founded corporate body: Rank Organisation |
| Associated country | Great Britain England |
| Birth date | 1888-12-22 |
| Death date | 1972-03-29 |
| Place of birth | Hull (England) |
| Field of activity | Motion pictures Motion picture industry Flour industry |
| Affiliation | Joseph Rank Limited |
| Profession or occupation | Industrialists |
| Found in | Macnab, G. J. Arthur Rank and the British film industry, 1993: CIP galley (b. 12/22/1888) J. Arthur Rank, 1996: p. 234 (d. Mar. 29, 1972) Wikipedia, viewed 28 June 2016 (J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank; Joseph Arthur Rank; 22 December 1888-29 March 1972; British industrialist who was head and founder of the Rank Organisation; born at Kingston upon Hull in England; his father Joseph Rank had built a substantial flour milling business, Joseph Rank Limited, that he later inherited and which became known as Rank Hovis McDougall; J. Arthur Rank made his somewhat unlikely start in film-making financing short religious subjects in line with his Methodist beliefs; the film company emerged in 1937 as Rank sought to consolidate his film-making interests; J. Arthur Rank stepped down as managing director of the Rank Organisation in 1952, but remained as chairman until 1962) |
| Associated language | eng |
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