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Bookmark or Share- The Rank Organisation - WikipediaThe company founder J. Arthur Rank, born in Kingston upon Hull, UK, was already a wealthy industrialist through his father's flour milling business, Joseph Rank Ltd, before making his start in filmmaking by financing short religious subjects in line with his Methodist beliefs.
- J. Arthur Rank, Baron Rank | Film Producer, Entrepreneur ...J. Arthur Rank, Baron Rank was a British industrialist who became Great Britain’s chief distributor and one of the world’s major producers of motion pictures. The youngest son of Joseph Rank, a flour miller and Methodist philanthropist, he served (1952–69) as chairman of his family business, Ranks.
- How J. Arthur Rank Saved The Post War British Film IndustryArthur Rank, an established producer in the late Thirties, was encouraged by the popularity of such pictures as Madonna of the Seven Moons (1944) and A Place of One’s Own (1945) and embarked on a great crusade to put British films on an equal footing with Hollywood product throughout the world.
- J. Arthur Rank - Wikipedia1932–1972. Known for. Founder of the Rank Organisation. Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (22/23 December 1888 – 29 March 1972) was an English industrialist who was head and founder of the Rank Organisation .
- J. Arthur Rank | Encyclopedia.comRank, J. (Joseph) Arthur (1888–1972) English industrialist and film magnate, chairman of many film companies. Rank promoted the British film industry at a time when Hollywood and US film companies had a virtual monopoly.
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