- Born
- Died
- Birth nameJerry George Ohlinger
- Jerry Ohlinger was born on June 4, 1943 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. Jerry is known for A Good Turn Daily (1983). Jerry died on November 10, 2018 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- Founder and owner of Jerry Ohlinger's Movie Material Store,.
- He trained as an accountant and worked as a bookkeeper for 20th Century Fox in New York He noticed that staffers threw away a lot of interesting items, so he picked them out of the trash and started his own collection. He began selling his wares at comic-book conventions, eventually setting up shop in Manhattan.
- His interest in collecting movie memorabilia began early, inspired by trips with his father to movie houses on Broadway and 42nd Street in Manhattan.
- The first movie still he purchased was from "The Three Caballeros," Disney's animated 1944 feature. He paid 10 cents for it.
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