Henry G. Plitt, 73, chairman of Plitt Amusement Co. and Showscan Corp., was former president of the Chicago-based Plitt Theater chain. During World War II, he served in Europe as a brigadier ...

Plitt theater sale in doubt: Cineplex Odeon Corp. said it is uncertain whether its Plitt Theatres Inc. unit`s plan to sell 38 movie theatres will close. Plitt had agreed to sell the theaters in ...

Plitt, who founded a 600-screen theater chain that was bought by Cineplex Odeon Corp. in 1985, died Tuesday of pancreatic cancer in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 74. A decorated World War II ...