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Arthur Marcus Loew Sr. (October 5, 1897-September 6, 1977) was an American film producer and Studio executive.

He and his twin brother, David L. Loew were born on October 5, 1897, to MGM founder Marcus Loew.

He became head of the company's foreign department in 1920, soon after his graduation from New York University.

In 1938, he traveled about 62,000 miles around the world, checking the effectiveness of distribution agents for MGM pictures. He also produced a number of films, including “The Search” starring Montgomery Clift in 1948, and “Teresa,” introducing Pier Angeli in 1951.

Head in Loew's
In 1956, he was president and chairman of the board of Loew's, the parent company of Metro‐Goldwyn‐Mayer and of the movie empire founded by his father, Marcus Loew, the film pioneer who died in 1927.

The son assumed the top post reluctantly to soothe stockholders who had been dissatisified over dwindling profits as television became more popular. He was also president of Loew's International Corporation from 1955 until 1958, when he retired.

Private Life
Arthur se casó con Mildred Zukor (March 25, 1900 - July 5, 1986), hija de Adolph Zukor, Head of Paramount Pictures, 6 January 1920 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Manhattan

The couple had two children, one of them wasArthur Loew Jr. (December 26, 1925 – November 10, 1995), who also followed in the family's footsteps in Hollywood.

Eventually their first union ended in divorce.

He was married to Barbara Mae Smith in 1933.

He married Melita J. Schmitt 6 July 1936 in New York.

The last marriage was Jacqueline Gebhard Tull 23 November 1963 until his death.

He died on 6 September 1977 at his home in Glen Cover, New York after suffering from cancer.