Arthur Marcus Loew Jr. (1925 - 1995)

Born 26 Dec 1925 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah Ann Smith — married 26 Oct 1959 in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States

Died 11 Nov 1995 at age 69 in Amado, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States

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Biography

Arthur Loew Jr. was born in New York.

Arthur Loew Jr. is Notable.

Arthur Loew, Jr. was a Hollywood producer and writer, with film credits including The Affairs of Dobie Gillis and Penelope.

Arthur was born 26 December 1925 in Manhattan, New York City.^[1] He was the son of Arthur Loew and Mildred Zukor. His maternal grandfather was Adolph Zukor, president and founder of Paramount Pictures, while his paternal grandfather was Marcus Loew, the founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

On 26 October 1959, in Las Vegas,^[2] Arthur was married to Deborah Minardos Power (Debbie Ann Smith) who had previously been the wife of actors Nico Minardos and Tyrone Power. Arthur adopted Deborah's child with Tyrone Power and they also had one son. They divorced 27 December 1963.

After the divorce, there was some controversy over the name of Tyrone Power Loew. "Anthur Loew, former stepfather of the late actor Tyrone Power's son, wants the 4-year-old boy, also named Tyrone Power, to keep "Loew" as his last name. Loew, a wealthy man-about-town, married Power's widow in 1959 and adopted her child, who was born after Power died in Spain. Last year the boy's mother divorced Loew and he now complains in Los Angeles Superior Court that she wants to drop his surname from little Tyrone Power Loew."^[3] Arthur's ex-wife filed a suit to have the adoption annulled; however, after a ruling that the child must keep the Loew surname, the ex-wife dropped her suit to annul the adoption. "Child Must Use Adopted Name. Los Angeles (AP)--Tyrone Power Loew, 5, born nine weeks after the death of his father, Actor Tyrone Power, must continue to use his adopted father's surname. Superior Judge Ben Koenig denied an appeal by the children's mother, Mrs. Deborah Power Loew, to drop the surname, pending a hearing on her petition to invalidate the child's adoption by her now divorced husband, Arthur M. Loew Jr."^[4] Within two weeks of this ruling, Deborah Power Loew dropped her suit.^[5]

He was married to Regina Groves 10 September 1966 in Los Angeles, California.^[6] Regina was an actress, known for Our Man Higgins, 1962; Get Smart, 1965; and My Brother the Angel, 1965. They were the parents of five children. Arthur and Regina were married until Arthur's death.

He passed away in 1995.

Obituary:

Screenwriter Dies

Arthur Loew Jr., a comedian who wrote and produced Paul Newman's first major feature film, has died at age 69.

Family members said Loew had just started treatment for lung cancer when he died in his sleep Friday morning at his home in Amado south of Rucson, Arizona.

Among movies Loew produced were Newman's "The Rack," "The Affairs of Dobie Gillis" starring Debbie Reynolds, and "Penelope" with Natlie Wood.

Loew's maternal grandfather, Adolph Zukor, founded Paramount Pitures. His paternal grandfather, Marcus Loew, founded metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Studios and Loew's Theaters. His father, Arthur Loew Sr., later became president of MGM.

Loew, who moved to Tucson from New York as a child, spent a year at the university of Arizona in 1946 and worked at a newspaper writing drama reviews and sports before heading to California to write and produce movies.

He is survived by his wife, Regina, four sons and two daughters.

Sources

1. ↑ New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965. Name Arthur M Loew Birth Date 26 Dec 1925 Birth Place Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA Certificate Number 47145.
2. ↑ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999.Name Arthur Loew Jr Gender Male Age 33 Birth Date 1926 Employer Loews Inc Mgm Employer 2 Paramount Marriage Date 26 Oct 1959 Marriage Place Lea h Vegas Spouse Deborah Jean Power.
3. ↑ Alliance Review Saturday, Nov 30, 1963 Alliance, OH Page: 11.
4. ↑ Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, Feb 05, 1964 Columbus, OH.
5. ↑ Morning Star Thursday, Feb 27, 1964 Rockford, IL Page: 30.
6. ↑ California Marriage Index, 1960-1985. Name Arthur M Lord Gender Male Birth Year 1926 Age 40 Marriage Date 10 Sep 1966 Marriage Place Los Angeles City, California, USA Spouse Name Regina M Groves Spouse Age 21.

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