Frederick Dahnken, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Frederick Dahnken

American businessman

Date of Birth: 19-Apr-1897

Date of Death: 01-Jun-1971

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Frederick Dahnken (April 19, 1897 in New York, New York – June 1, 1971) was an owner of movie theaters in the United States.
According to the August 3, 1921 New York Clipper, the Turner & Dahnken Circuit was one of the largest independently owned picture playhouses in the country.
It operated the Tivoli Opera House, and T & D theaters in Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, Sacramento, San Jose, Stockton, Watsonville and Salinas.
At the time, they also owned the franchise for First National Pictures in Northern California and a part of the State of New York.In 1922, West Coast Theatres, Inc., purchased the rights, franchises, leases and theatres held by the Turner & Dahnken Circuit, which at the time controlled forty theaters in California.