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Junius Myer Schine
Junius Myer Schine (February 20, 1890[1] – May 9, 1971) was a New York theater and hotel magnate[2][3] whose holdings comprised 185 movie theaters,[4] notably, Glove Theatre, and Schines Auburn Theatre, and several hotels, including Ambassador Hotel.[2] BiographyHe was born on February 20 or February 28, 1890[1] to a Jewish family[5] in Latvia, then Russian Empire. In 1902, as an eleven-year-old, he, his brother Louis Schine (1892–1977), age nine, and their mother, Anne, emigrated from what is now Latvia to join their father in Gloversville, New York.[6] He married Hildegarde Feldman (1903–1994).[4] They had two daughters, Doris June Schine Maxwell and Renee Helene Schine Crown (wife of Lester Crown), and two sons, Gerard David Schine (usually known as G. David or David)[2][6] and Charles Richard Schine. In 1957, Junius chose his son David, a central figure in the Army-McCarthy Hearings of 1954, to head Schine Enterprises, but in 1963, Junius resumed his position as head of the company.[citation needed] In 1965, Schine's holdings were bought by Lawrence Wien and Harry B. Helmsley.[7] Junius died on May 9, 1971, in Manhattan, New York City.[3][8][9] LegacyRenee Helene Schine Crown made a $2,500,000 contribution to Syracuse University in 1984 for the Schine Student Center, which opened in October 1985.[10] PatentIn 1965, Schine received Patent GB1002524 for a golf training apparatus that evaluated whether a stroke was a slice or a hook and calculated the distance the golf ball would have gone. The patent is no longer active. References
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