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Leo Spitz

Leo Spitz was an American film executive, best known for running International Pictures with William Goetz. When International merged with Universal Studios to form Universal-International in 1946, Spitz and Goetz ran the studio together. From 1950 to 1956 he owned a home in Palm Springs, California. He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

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Leo Spitz (1888 in Chicago – April 16, 19561) was an American film executive, best known for running International Pictures with William Goetz. When International merged with Universal Studios to form Universal-International in 1946, Spitz and Goetz ran the studio together.2 From 1950 to 1956 he owned a home in Palm Springs, California.3 He was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.4

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  1. "Leo Spitz, Former RKO Head, Dies". Pensacola News Journal. No. April 17, 1956. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  2. "About Us" at Universal website Archived February 14, 2016, at the Wayback Machine access October 1, 2014
  3. Meeks, Eric G. (2012). The Best Guide Ever to Palm Springs Celebrity Homes. Horatio Limburger Oglethorpe. pp. 117, 128. ISBN 978-1-4793-2859-8.
  4. Desert Sun
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