Harry Aitken

Harry E. Aitken (1878 - August 1, 1956) was a film studio executive.

Harry Aitken
Born1878
DiedAugust 1, 1956
OccupationSilent film executive

Biography

Along with his brother Roy Aitken (1882 - 1978), he helped pioneer the production and distribution of movies during the early silent film era in the United States.[1] The Wisconsin Historical Society has a collection of his papers.[1]

The brothers grew up on a family farm near Goerke's Corners, Wisconsin.[2][3] The brothers operated Keystone Studios and eventually Harry became a partner in the Mutual Film Company.

Aitken worked with D. W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin. He was involved with the Majestic and Reliance studios.[4] He is a character in the 2003 HBO production And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.

Additional Reading

  • King, Rob (Winter 2005). "Made for the Masses with an Appeal to the Classes": The Triangle Film Corporation and the Failure of Highbrow Film Culture". Cinema Journal. University of Texas Press on behalf of the Society for Cinema & Media Studies. 44 (2): 3–33. doi:10.1353/cj.2005.0009. JSTOR 3661092.
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