M. H. Hoffman
Maurice Henry Hoffman (March 21, 1881 – March 6, 1944) was an American studio owner and film producer. In the 1920s and 30s, Hoffman made films for seven different studios.[1] He is particularly associated with Poverty Row where studios he founded -Allied Pictures, Liberty Pictures and Tiffany Pictures produced mainly low-budget B pictures.
M. H. Hoffman
March 6, 1944 (aged 62)
Film producer, production company founder
1910–1938 (film)
Early years[edit]
Born in Chicago on March 20, 1881, Hoffman earned a Bachelor of Law degree in 1900 from New York University. He was admitted to the bar in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts and practiced law until 1910.[2]
Personal life[edit]
Hoffman and his wife, Mary, had a daughter, Hermine Hoffman Ruskin, and two sons, M. H. Jr. (Paul. E. Hoffman) and George F. (adopted).
On March 20, 1935, the wild yelping of the Hoffman family dog, Mitzi, was credited with saving the lives of Hoffman and five family members from an early morning house fire. All six escaped the fire through a first-floor window. The fire destroyed the Hoffman home, which contained many valuable works of art. [13]
Hoffman died in Los Angeles on March 6, 1944, at age 61. His cremated remains were taken to New York for inurnment.[14]
Read, Robert (August 2010). . McGill University.
Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Art History and Communication Studies
