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Biographical Note
The timeline below is reproduced from the finding aid for the George Kleine Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1863 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
| 1882 | Graduated, City College of New York, New York, N.Y. |
| 1896 | Became involved in the motion picture business |
| 1897 | Incorporated the George Kleine Optical Co., Chicago, Ill. |
| 1903 | Began the importation of foreign films |
| 1906 | Established film rental and selling branches in the United States and Canada |
| 1907 | Founded, with Samuel Long and Frank J. Marion, the Kalem Co., and served as first president |
| 1910 | Published Catalog of Educational Moving Pictures . Chicago: Press of Bentley, Murray Sold his distributing exchanges to the General Film Co., served as vice president, 1910-1913, and president, 1916 |
| 1913 | Imported the Italian film Quo Vadis? that became a model for future films |
| 1916 | With others formed the Kleine-Edison-Selig-Essanay Service |
| 1917 | Instituted a new film rental system |
| 1920s | Devoted much time to the development of a system for the distribution of educational films |
| 1921 | Produced the serial The Hope Diamond Mystery |
| 1923 | Moved to New York, N.Y.; became treasurer and chairman of the board of directors of Ritz-Carlton Pictures |
| 1931, June 8 | Died, New York, N.Y. |