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Skouras

American  
[skoor-uhs, skoo-rahs] / ˈskʊər əs, ˈsku rɑs /

noun

  1. Spyros (Panagiotes) 1893–1971, U.S. film-studio executive, born in Greece.


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The completely magnificent St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral also has a Hollywood story: The immigrant Skouras brothers, Charles, Spyros and George, had lost their theater-company fortune in the Depression.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2021

During World War II, Berlin was painted over, replaced by Athens in a nod to then studio chief Spyros Skouras.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2019

They spent a year renovating it from there, using Los Angeles-based designer Marjorie Skouras for much of the furniture and fabrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2016

And while there is some unexplained back story between Winter and Skouras, most of the narrative turns out to consist of long, elaborate chase scenes as Tate and Bo keep narrowly slipping past their pursuers.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2014

Energetic Lawyer Root, who, at 28, helped set off the Willkie-for-President boom, is a grandnephew of Elihu Root, Secretary of State under Theodore Roosevelt, and a son-in-law of Movie Magnate Spyros Skouras.

From Time Magazine Archive

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