Charles Christie
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Charles H. V. Christie was a motion picture
studio owner.
Born in London, Ontario
, Canada
, Charles and his brother Al
left home to pursue a career in the fledgling motion picture industry. In Hollywood, California, they made enough money working in films to purchase a property in Los Angeles and set up their own Christie Film Company
to make comedy movies.
Charles was primarily the business administrator, while brother Al made films. Before long, the Christie brothers were two of Hollywood's most powerful movie moguls. However, the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression
devastated business and in January 1933, the Christie brothers companies went into receivership
, the studio assets being acquired by another large film making company.
While his brother remained with the new owners, producing comedy films, Charles went into the selling of real estate.
Charles Christie died in Hollywood. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
, Hollywood, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
at 1719 Vine Street.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
studio owner.
Born in London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Charles and his brother Al
Al Christie
Al Christie was a Canadian-born motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.-Career:Born Alfred Ernest Christie, in London, Ontario, Canada, he was one of a number of Canadian pioneers in early Hollywood who made their way to Hollywood, California, attracted by the newly developing motion...
left home to pursue a career in the fledgling motion picture industry. In Hollywood, California, they made enough money working in films to purchase a property in Los Angeles and set up their own Christie Film Company
Christie Film Company
Christie Film Company was an American pioneer motion picture company founded in Hollywood, California by Al Christie and Charles Christie, two brothers from London, Ontario, Canada....
to make comedy movies.
Charles was primarily the business administrator, while brother Al made films. Before long, the Christie brothers were two of Hollywood's most powerful movie moguls. However, the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the ensuing Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
devastated business and in January 1933, the Christie brothers companies went into receivership
Receivership
In law, receivership is the situation in which an institution or enterprise is being held by a receiver, a person "placed in the custodial responsibility for the property of others, including tangible and intangible assets and rights." The receivership remedy is an equitable remedy that emerged in...
, the studio assets being acquired by another large film making company.
While his brother remained with the new owners, producing comedy films, Charles went into the selling of real estate.
Charles Christie died in Hollywood. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Hollywood Forever Cemetery, originally called Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles, California. It is located at 6000 Santa Monica Boulevard in the Hollywood...
, Hollywood, California. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame consists of more than 2,400 five-pointed terrazzo and brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along fifteen blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in Hollywood, California...
at 1719 Vine Street.