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Samuel Edwin Rork

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Samuel Edwin Rork

Birth
Albany, Albany County, New York, USA
Death
24 Jul 1933 (aged 63)
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Chapel Columbarium, first floor, east wall, T-5, N-31
Memorial ID
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Rork went to Hollywood with Mack Sennett and later managed the Mack Sennett Enterprises company. In his younger days, Rork sold operetta books at Wallack's theatre in New York and then worked as a racetrack employee, later becoming a partner in a production company that produced stock plays. He became an independent producer for First National where he produced eight films and retired in 1927. Rork died following an appendix operation at a Hollywood hospital. Rork’s daughter Ann was once married to J. Paul Getty and was the mother of J. Paul Getty, Jr.
Rork went to Hollywood with Mack Sennett and later managed the Mack Sennett Enterprises company. In his younger days, Rork sold operetta books at Wallack's theatre in New York and then worked as a racetrack employee, later becoming a partner in a production company that produced stock plays. He became an independent producer for First National where he produced eight films and retired in 1927. Rork died following an appendix operation at a Hollywood hospital. Rork’s daughter Ann was once married to J. Paul Getty and was the mother of J. Paul Getty, Jr.


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  • Maintained by: Scott G
  • Originally Created by: TLS
  • Added: Oct 1, 2003
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7940686/samuel_edwin-rork: accessed ), memorial page for Samuel Edwin Rork (1 Jul 1870–24 Jul 1933), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7940686, citing Hollywood Forever, Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Scott G (contributor 453).