- Paul Ashley Chase
Paul Ashley Chase (
February 5 ,1878 –April 17 ,1946 ) was one of the founding executives, first auditor, Assistant Secretary of the corporation, and comptroller forWarner Brothers Pictures . He was previously the traveling auditor for theErie Railroad . In 1912Harry Warner and Paul Chase were staying at the same boarding house inNew York City .Harry Warner told Chase he was starting a new motion picture company and offered him the auditorship of the concern, which Chase immediately accepted. cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Warner Club News: In Memory Of |url= |quote=Warner Brothers' oldest employee, in years of service, passed to a greater reward, at his home in North Hollywood Wednesday, April 17, When death claimed our retired comptroller Paul Ashley Chase. Death was due to ... |publisher=Warner Brothers |date=May 1946 |accessdate=2008-03-09 ]Biography
Born in
Churubusco, Indiana , he spent his youth and young manhood inLeroy, Illinois where his father George Boyd Chase owned and operated a jewelry store. His first job was as a telegrapher for a railroad company however he had a natural aptitude for numbers and eventually became the traveling auditor for theErie Railroad .He settled in New York City where he eventually met Harry Warner. He joined the Warner organization in 1912 and came to Hollywood in 1923; he served as controller for more than 25 years. cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Paul A. Chase; Controller of the Warner Bros. Studio for Quarter Century. |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F2061FFB3E5B177B93CBA8178FD85F428485F9 |quote=Paul A. Chase, controller of Warner Brothers ... Mr. Chase met Harry B. Warner while both were living in a New York boarding ... |publisher=
New York Times |date=April 19 ,1946 |accessdate=2008-03-09 ]After
Warner Brothers Pictures officially incorporated in 1923 under the name Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc., he accepted the position of comptroller and established the comptroller’s office at the Sunset studios and the accounting department at the Sunset Bowling Center.At the time of Paul Chase’s death, he was the oldest employee (retired), in years of service, and one of the founding executives of
Warner Brothers Pictures . His death was due to heart complications. He died April 17, 1946 at his home inNorth Hollywood, California . He was survived by his widow and his daughter Esta Miller and grandchildren Diana Miller and Kristina Miller.External links
* [http://genealogy.wikia.com/wiki/Paul_Ashley_Chase_%281878-1946%29 Paul Ashley Chase] at
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