J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank
@j1st
British industrialist (1888–1972)
Building The Rank Organisation as Founder · United Kingdom
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Key facts
- Lived
- 1888–1972
- Educated at
- The Leys School
About
J. Arthur Rank, 1st Baron Rank (1888–1972) was a film producer and industrialist. They were born in Kingston upon Hull. They studied at The Leys School. They served as member of the House of Lords.
In context
The Rank Organisation was founded in 1937 and closed in 1995, after 58 years. Among the 11 other film industry companies founded in the 1930s we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 38 years, so this one outlasted most of them.
Contribution
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