Elsie Cohen | |
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| Born | Elsa Cohn 14 June 1895 |
| Died | 26 January 1972 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Elsie Cohen, Elsie Kellner |
| Known for | Starting art-cinema in the UK |
| Spouse(s) | Endre, or Andrew, Kellner |
Elsie Coh(e)n (later Elsie Kellner; 14 June 1895 – 26 January 1972) was a Dutch-born Polish Jew who became a naturalised Briton in 1925. She worked in film journalism, publicity and sales before managing some of the first art cinemas in the UK. She was most notable for her period in charge of the The Academy cinema in Oxford Street 1931-1940.[1]