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United Artists Corporation (UA) was an American production and distribution company founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as a venture premised on allowing actors to control their own financial and artistic interests rather than being dependent upon commercial studios.
Nov 13, 2009 · On February 5, 1919, Hollywood heavyweights Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith join forces to create their own film studio, which they called the United Artists...
United Artists (UA) was an American film and television entertainment studio founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. This is a list of feature films originally produced or distributed by United Artists, including those made overseas.
May 26, 2021 · United Artists was founded 102 years ago as the first American independent film studio. Now it has a new home at Amazon.
May 15, 2024 · United Artists was formed in 1919 by four of the leading figures in the early Hollywood era: Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith. It was largely sold to Arthur Krim and Robert Benjamin in 1951; both Chaplin and Pickford sold the remaining shares to Krim and Benjamin in 1956.
Apr 8, 2019 · With film credits like Modern Times (1936), High Noon (1952), and Raging Bull (1980), United Artists has been a major force in Hollywood since its founding in 1919. Film scholar Gaylyn Studlar writes about the company’s creation and the men — and woman — behind it all.
Oct 4, 2019 · United Artists Marks 100 Years of Independent Filmmaking. They called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a “rebellion against established producing and distributing...
