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unusual facts about Loews


Laurence Tisch

In 1960, using the proceeds from their hotel empire, Tisch gained control of Loews Theaters, one of the largest movie house chains at the time, with Bob and Larry serving as co-chairmen of the company.


Cineplex Entertainment

By May 1998, Drabinsky had lost control of Cineplex to the Bronfmans' Seagram and its MCA division, which subsequently merged Cineplex Odeon Theatres with Sony's Loews Theatres.

Helmut Dantine

Dantine's second marriage was to Nicola Schenck, daughter of Nicholas Schenck, one of the founders of Loews; she became an actress known as Niki Dantine; the couple had two children.

Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service

In 2006, the school was renamed after a $40 million gift from Jonathan Tisch, CEO of Loews Hotels and Loews Corporation and a trustee of Tufts University.

Kettle Moraine State Forest

The Loew Lake Unit is a small recreation area located in the town of Erin, on the Oconomowoc River and Loews Lake in southwestern Washington County.

Love Is a Many Strangled Thing

The billion-dollar stadium includes a Loews multiplex and a Museum of Tolerance, impressing even previous anti-stadium activist Lisa and prompting Homer to tell his kids they will be paying taxes on the place long after the Atoms have left for another city.

Millennium Place

This new development completes the final chapter of Boston’s Avery Street corridor development, which includes the Ritz Carlton Hotel and two Tower residences, Sports Club/LA and the AMC Loews Boston Common movie theater.

Reed's Candy

In February, 1972, Loews Corporation decided to concentrate only in the entertainment industry, and sold Reed's to H.P. Hood, Inc.

Sundance Kabuki

Formerly the AMC Kabuki Cinema 8, it was acquired by Robert Redford's Sundance Cinemas chain in 2006 as part of an anti-trust agreement allowing AMC to acquire Loews.


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