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Film Pioneer
Dies
Mr Mendel Finkelstein, a
pioneer of the motion picture
industry in Australia, and
brother of well-known theatri-
cal personality Mr Phil Finkel-
stein collapsed and died at his
home in Geelong yesterday.
Mr Finkelstein, who was 71,
was born in Melbourne.
He founded the Wondergraph
Pictures Company Limited in
Adelaide, which built and con-
trolled the Wondergraph and
York? Theatres,
He made several trips abroad
during the early days of the
motion picture industry to study
overseas trends.
Until his retirement this year
he was general manager of the
Corio Theatre, Geelong.
He is survived by a daughter,
Miss Vera Finkelstein.
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