| DONENFELD, HARRY |
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DONENFELD, HARRY [1893-1965] (publisher) |
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| | Biographical |
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Moved to USA in 1900 from Romania |
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Secretary: Martin Printing [NYC] 1922 |
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| | Family in arts |
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Daughter: Sonia (Donenfeld) Iger |
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Son-in-law: Fred Iger |
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Son: Irwin Donenfeld |
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Wife: Gussie Donenfeld (in whose name he owned many businesses) |
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| | Print Media (non-comics) |
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Co-owner: Independent News, magazine distributor (partner: Paul Sampliner) 1932-65 |
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Co-owner: Irwin Publishing and Griffon Novelty Co. (partner: brother Irving) 1930s |
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Co-owner: Partner with Joe Burten [aka Joey Bernstein] in Burdon Publishing [adult magazines] 1932-34 |
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President & Owner: President: Elmo Press [NYC] 1925 |
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Publisher & Owner: Merwil [owner] 1930s |
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Publisher & Owner: Partner: Frank Armer of various imprints: Valhalla (2 hardcovers) mid-30s, Culture and Trojan pulps 1934-c45 |
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Publisher: Gay Broadway [pulp] |
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Publisher: Pulps: Spicy Western 1934+ |
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Publisher: Pulps: Super-Detective Stories 1934+ |
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Publisher: Spicy Adventure [pulp] 1934+ |
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Publisher: Trojan pulp: Don Winslow of the Navy [Merwil] |
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Publisher: Trojan pulp: Lone Ranger 1937 |
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| | Note on comics career |
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Probably silent owner of AMERICAN COMICS GROUP; see BENJAMIN W. SANGOR |
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c1934 Published comics in magazines: DIANA DAW in Spicy Adventure |
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c1934 Published comics in magazines: SALLY SLEUTH by A. Barreaux in Spicy Detective |
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c1935 Principal owner of Independemt News |
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c1936 Published comics in magazines: POLLY OF THE PLAINS in Spicy Western |
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c1937 Partner with Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson of NATIONAL ALLIED on DETECTIVE #1; bought him out |
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c1937 Published comics in magazines: SOB SISTER SUE by Rex Maxon in Private Detective Stories |
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c1938 Bought out NATIONAL ALLIED COMICS and created DC COMICS |
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c1939-c49 Backed various small comics publishers through Publishers Distribution Corp., PDC; see IRVING MANHEIMER |
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c1962 Was severely incapacitated and out of the business after an accident |
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Support (pres/maj own) 1937-64 [Imprint: NATIONAL PERIODICAL PUBLICATIONS] |
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One of his close associates via Michael Feldman |
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