Daily News | Hank Milgram, cofounder of movie theater chain and retired stage show producer, has died at 96
Hank Milgram, 96, of Bala Cynwyd, cofounder of a popular movie theater chain in Philadelphia and South Jersey, retired producer of live stage shows, and film booking businessman, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, of complications from dementia at his home.
He owned and operated, with an uncle and cousin, the Milgram, Fox Theater, and Stage Door Cinema in Center City; the Uptown and Avenue Theaters in North Philadelphia; and the Westmont, Coronet, Tilton 9, and Circle Drive-in Theaters in South Jersey. Later, after the family sold the theaters in the early 1980s, he worked with his son, Bob, buying and booking films for independent theaters.He retired in 2016, and his grandson Jared is the family’s fourth generation to work in the movie industry.
During his time with the charity, Mr. Milgram oversaw its annual Philadelphia telethons that featured such hosts as Joey Bishop and Monty Hall, and guest stars Ann-Margret, Grace Kelly, Sidney Poitier, Henry Winkler, and others. He was also on the board of trustees at Hahnemann University Hospital and board of directors at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, now MossRehab, and other organizations.
He married Toby Shiekman, and they had daughter Jamy and son Bob. After a divorce, he married Carol Harkness in 1978 and adopted her niece Caroline, and they lived in Havertown and Bala Cynwyd. His former wife and daughter Jamy died earlier.
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