Spyros Skouras, Greek-American businessman (born 1893)

Spyros Skouras

American film executive (1893–1971)

Spyros Panagiotis Skouras was a Greek-American motion picture pioneer and film executive who was the president of 20th Century-Fox from 1942 to 1962. He resigned June 27, 1962, but was chairman of the company for several more years. He also had numerous ships, owning Prudential…