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Jeffrey Lurie
Jeffrey Robert Lurie (born September 8, 1951) is an American businessman, documentary film producer, and, since 1994, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles have won two Super Bowls under his tenure as owner.
Born Jeffrey Robert Lurie in Boston, Massachusetts on September 8, 1951, to an American Jewish family,[failed verification] Lurie is the son of Nancy (née Smith) and Morris John Lurie.[citation needed] His grandfather, Philip Smith, founded the General Cinema movie theater chain, an early large operator of U.S. drive-in movie theaters. He has two siblings, Peter and Cathy.[citation needed] His uncle is Richard A. Smith.
Lurie attended Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[citation needed] Lurie's father died on April 14, 1961, at the age of 44; Jeffrey was nine years old.[citation needed]
Lurie went on to earn a B.A. from Clark University,[when?][citation needed] and a master's degree in psychology from Boston University.[when?][citation needed] He then earned a doctorate in social policy from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University,[when?] where he wrote his thesis on the depiction of women in Hollywood movies.[citation needed]
Forbes has described Lurie as beginning "his professional career as a social policy teacher at Boston University"; specifically, he served as an adjunct assistant professor of social policy at Boston University.[when?][citation needed]
In 1983, Lurie left academia to join General Cinema Corporation,[citation needed] the conglomerate that began as an early movie theater chain (founded by his grandfather, Philip Smith). At the time he joined, General Cinema was headed by his uncle, Richard A. Smith.[citation needed] At General Cinema, Lurie worked as an executive in the company as liaison between General Cinema and the production community in Hollywood, and as an advisor in the company's national film buying office.[citation needed]
In 1984, General Cinema acquired a minority interest in Carter Hawley Hale, at the time the tenth-largest clothing retailer in the United States, whose holdings included Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman-Marcus.[citation needed][relevant?] In 1993, its holding company, by then named Harcourt General, spun-off General Cinema as a separate company. After competition forced the closure of a number of General Cinema locations, General Cinema filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 11, 2000, with accompanying resignation of Richard A. Smith and a further employed Smith family member. On December 7, 2001, AMC Theatres agreed to buy GC Companies, Inc. as part of GC's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, an acquisition completed on March 29, 2002. Lurie departed General Cinema.[when?][verification needed]
By 1985, Lurie had also created his first film company, Chestnut Hill Productions; through it, he produced a number of feature film releases, "not necessarily considered artistic masterpieces", including Foxfire (1996), starring Angelina Jolie. The company also produced television commercials.[citation needed]
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Jeffrey Lurie
Jeffrey Robert Lurie (born September 8, 1951) is an American businessman, documentary film producer, and, since 1994, owner of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). The Eagles have won two Super Bowls under his tenure as owner.
Born Jeffrey Robert Lurie in Boston, Massachusetts on September 8, 1951, to an American Jewish family,[failed verification] Lurie is the son of Nancy (née Smith) and Morris John Lurie.[citation needed] His grandfather, Philip Smith, founded the General Cinema movie theater chain, an early large operator of U.S. drive-in movie theaters. He has two siblings, Peter and Cathy.[citation needed] His uncle is Richard A. Smith.
Lurie attended Browne and Nichols School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[citation needed] Lurie's father died on April 14, 1961, at the age of 44; Jeffrey was nine years old.[citation needed]
Lurie went on to earn a B.A. from Clark University,[when?][citation needed] and a master's degree in psychology from Boston University.[when?][citation needed] He then earned a doctorate in social policy from The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University,[when?] where he wrote his thesis on the depiction of women in Hollywood movies.[citation needed]
Forbes has described Lurie as beginning "his professional career as a social policy teacher at Boston University"; specifically, he served as an adjunct assistant professor of social policy at Boston University.[when?][citation needed]
In 1983, Lurie left academia to join General Cinema Corporation,[citation needed] the conglomerate that began as an early movie theater chain (founded by his grandfather, Philip Smith). At the time he joined, General Cinema was headed by his uncle, Richard A. Smith.[citation needed] At General Cinema, Lurie worked as an executive in the company as liaison between General Cinema and the production community in Hollywood, and as an advisor in the company's national film buying office.[citation needed]
In 1984, General Cinema acquired a minority interest in Carter Hawley Hale, at the time the tenth-largest clothing retailer in the United States, whose holdings included Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman-Marcus.[citation needed][relevant?] In 1993, its holding company, by then named Harcourt General, spun-off General Cinema as a separate company. After competition forced the closure of a number of General Cinema locations, General Cinema filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on October 11, 2000, with accompanying resignation of Richard A. Smith and a further employed Smith family member. On December 7, 2001, AMC Theatres agreed to buy GC Companies, Inc. as part of GC's Chapter 11 reorganization plan, an acquisition completed on March 29, 2002. Lurie departed General Cinema.[when?][verification needed]
By 1985, Lurie had also created his first film company, Chestnut Hill Productions; through it, he produced a number of feature film releases, "not necessarily considered artistic masterpieces", including Foxfire (1996), starring Angelina Jolie. The company also produced television commercials.[citation needed]