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Odeon Cinemas are a chain of cinemas in the United Kingdom.
They were created in the 1930s by Oscar Deutsch. Odeon publicists claimed that name of the was derived from his motto, "Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation", but it had been used for cinemas in France and Italy in the 1920s. Oscar Deutsch was the creator of the ODEON cinema chain in the United Kingdom. ...
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The first Odeon cinema opened in Perry Barr, Birmingham. The building survives, but is no longer a cinema. Perry Barr constituency shown within Birmingham Perry Barr is an area in north Birmingham, England . ...
The city from above Centenary Square. ...
By 1930, Odeon was a household name, and the cinemas known for their maritime- inspired art deco architecture. This style was first used in 1935, on the cinema at Kingstanding in Birmingham, which was bought by Deutsch to expand the chain, He liked the style so much, that he commissioned the architect, Harry Weedon, to design his future buildings. Asheville City Hall. ...
Architecture (in Greek αÏχή = first and Ï„Îχνη = craftsmanship) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ...
1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Kingstanding is an area in north Birmingham, England. ...
The city from above Centenary Square. ...
Deutsch sold the chain to the business interests of J. Arthur Rank, who was in the process of forming the Rank Organisation. Joseph Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (December 23, 1888 – March 29, 1972) was a British industrialist and film producer, and founder of the Rank Organisation, now known as The Rank Group Plc. ...
The Rank Organisation, a British entertainment company formed in 1937 and absorbed in 1996 by The Rank Group Plc. ...
In just 10 years between the first of the cinemas and Deutsch's death in 1941, 258 Odeons opened throughout Britain. 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Bibliogprahy Odeon Cinemas: Oscar Deutsch Entertains Our Nation, Allen Eyles, (BFI Publishing)
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