Robert Laemmle, longtime Head of Laemmle Theatres art house chain, dies at 89

SANTA MONICA — Robert Laemmle, who kept the Laemmle Theatres art house cinema chain going throughout Los Angeles when he took over from his father, died today at age 89, it was reported.

Laemmle, known as Bob, died at the Berkley East Healthcare Center in Santa Monica, where he was receiving care after a fall at his home on Dec. 23, the Los Angeles Times reported. A cause of death was not immediately known.

Born in Paris on Sept. 5, 1935, Laemmle soon came to America with his parents.