Harry Aitken
Harry E. Aitken was a film studio executive.Biography
Along with his brother Roy Aitken, he helped pioneer the production and distribution of movies during the early silent film era in the United States. The Wisconsin Historical Society has a collection of his papers.
The brothers grew up on a family farm near Goerke's Corners, Wisconsin. The brothers operated Keystone Studios and eventually Harry became a partner in the Mutual Film Company.
Aitken worked with D. W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin. He was involved with the Majestic and Reliance studios. He is a character in the 2003 HBO production And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself.Additional Reading
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