Salah M. Hassanein(1921-2019)
- Producer
Mr Salah M. Hassanein was born in 1921 in Egypt. He attended the
British School, Alexandria, and the London School of Economics, Cairo.
He came to the United States in 1945, where he served in the U.S. Armed
forces from 1945 to 1947. He joined Skouras Theatres Corporation as an
usher in 1947, and became President in 1961. Subsequently, and until
1987, Salah M. Hassanein was appointed Executive Vice president, a
member of the Board of Directors of the United Artists Communications
and President of United Artists Eastern Theatres. In 1987, he was
appointed President of Warner Brothers International Theatres and was
entrusted with the task of building a network of multiplex theatres in
Europe, Japan and Australia on behalf of Warner Brothers. In July of
1994, he assumed the Presidency of The Todd-AO Corporation, which he
occupied until June of 2000. Currently, he is President of SMH
Entertainment, Chairman of the Board of PointSource Technology and a
member of the Board of Directors of SeeBeyond. He is Chairman of the
Board of Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, past Chairman of the
Board and President of Variety Clubs International, Honorary Chairman
of the Will Rogers Memorial Fund, past Chairman and President of the
Foundation of Motion Picture Pioneers, a member of the New York State
Motion Picture and Television Advisory Board, an advisory board member
of the National Bank of New York City, past member of the Board of
Television & Film Committee of the United States Information Agency, a
trustee of the North Shore Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. and a member of
the Board of Aging in America, Inc. He is also currently Chairman of
the Variety International Lifeline Program. Mr Hassanein currently
resides in San Diego and lives with British fashion designer Zandra Rhodes.