| Birth: | Oct. 4, 1877 | | Death: | Aug. 1, 1956 | 
Motion Picture Executive. A movie industry pioneer, he was one of the first to produce movies independent of Thomas Edison and the Motion Picture Patents Company. Along with his brother Roy, he founded a number of early motion picture production and distribution companies, most notable being the Mutual Film Corporation, the Epoch Producing Corporation, and the Triangle Pictures Corporation. Through a partnership with filmmaker D.W. Griffith, he produced and distributed the landmark 1915 motion picture "Birth of a Nation" to great success.
Search Amazon for Harry Aitken | | | Burial:
Prairie Home Cemetery
Waukesha
Waukesha County
Wisconsin, USA
Plot: Section N, Lot 90 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Prairie Home Staff
Record added: May 25, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5481614 |
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