This plate recently joined my collection. I'd like to learn more about its history. The plate bears the UFA logo, the date, and the name of the person for whom it was made, Mrs. Jo Otter.
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I'd like to find out who Jo Otter was and what she received the award for.
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41 cm
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If there is an explicit mention of Mejuffer Jo Otter, it probably refers to a woman (at the time unmarried, hence 'Miss'). In that case, it is very likely that they mean the successor within the family business: Jo Schlee-Otter. She was a very remarkable and well-known businesswoman in Amsterdam's cinema world. Before she married Mr. Schlee (and was still Miss Jo Otter), she was already heavily involved in running the family cinemas.
She was a cinema manager in Amsterdam-Noord: She eventually took over the full daily management and operation of the Astoria Theater at Mosplein in Amsterdam-Noord.
Her cinema style: While J.J. Otter ( her father) in the early years focused a lot on variety shows and live performances, after World War II she implemented a strict and successful film policy. She knew the audience in Amsterdam-Noord inside and out. Every week she deliberately scheduled a different film, always choosing two genres that were guaranteed to fill the halls in Noord: cheerful comedies or thrilling action movies.
your plate is made in 1944
kind regards Franky
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