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Wikipedia page for cinema proprietor Joseph Cohen

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Kate Bham

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Hello,

Does anyone here have Wikipedia experience? John Cohen, the grandson of Joseph Cohen, has been trying to publish a Wikipedia about his grandfather however, because he is a relative Wikipedia won't allow the submission.

John Cohen has produced a great resource here:

The Jacey Group of Cinemas and property

The Jacey Group of Cinemas and property, About Joseph Cohen, News Theatre, George, Stanley, Jack Cotton,
www.jncohen.net www.jncohen.net

Scrapbook and newspaper clippings:
photos.google.com

Jacey Group Scrapbook - www.jncohen.net

359 new items · Album by John Neville Cohen
photos.google.com photos.google.com

flatpackfestival.org.uk

Jacey Cinemas: A Company History

flatpackfestival.org.uk flatpackfestival.org.uk
"The Electric is a well-loved fixture in Birmingham's film scene, but did you know that it was once part of a small empire? Energetic entrepreneur Joseph Cohen started out in the film trade with the News Theatre on Birmingham High Street, and by the end of the 1930s he had a stable of newsreel cinemas across the country including London, Manchester and Bristol. Many of them gathered their own news, as you can see from the image above, taken outside the Electric (then Tatler)."

BFI mention: https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-birmingham-centenary-pageant-1938-1938-online

Many thanks,
Kate
 

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Its very likely he would have known Oscar Deutch and Michael Balcon as well as the Joseph family. Many Jewish businessmen had interests in cinemas
 
ellbrown said:
Kate, just to let you know, Andy has successfully requested to get it undeleted and he will work on it.
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Hi Ell, do you have an update on this? I've attached a Sight and Sound article from 2017 about Joseph Cohen by Ian Francis (Flatpack Festival).
Many thanks,
Kate
 
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