Adam Kessel

Adam Kessel, Jr. (1866–1946) was a film company executive. He partnered with Charles Baumann in a series of film distribution and production companies.^[1]

Kessel was one of the founders of the New York Motion Picture Company in 1909. The Kay-Bee brand was based on Kessel and Baumann's last names.

Bauman and Kessel partnered with Mack Sennett and Thomas Ince, as well as Adam's brother Charles Kessel, sharing ownership of the newly established Keystone Film Company^[2][3] in 1912.^[3] The four major players also partnered on Alco Film Corporation^[3] and the group joined with Harry Aitken to form Triangle Film Corporation.^[3]

He died in Keeseville, New York.^[4]

References

1. "Photoplay: The Aristocrat of Motion Picture Magazines". Photoplay Magazine Publishing Company. June 20, 1923 – via Google Books.
2. Janik, Vicki K. (June 20, 1998). Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-bibliographical Sourcebook. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313297854 – via Google Books.
3. Walker, Brent E. (April 25, 2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 9780786477111 – via Google Books.
4. Vazzana, Eugene Michael (June 20, 2001). Silent Film Necrology. McFarland. ISBN 9780786410590 – via Google Books.