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3 days ago · Adolf Hitler - Nazi Leader, WW2, Germany: Discharged from the hospital amid the social chaos that followed Germany’s defeat, Hitler took up political work in Munich in May–June 1919. As an army political agent, he joined the small German Workers’ Party in Munich (September 1919). In 1920 he was put in charge of the party’s propaganda and left the army to devote himself to improving his ...
Aug 29, 2024 · History of film - Hollywood Studio System: If the coming of sound changed the aesthetic dynamics of the filmmaking process, it altered the economic structure of the industry even more, precipitating some of the largest mergers in motion-picture history. Throughout the 1920s, Paramount, MGM, First National, and other studios had conducted ambitious campaigns of vertical integration by ...
1 day ago · Despite Laemmle's role as an innovator, he was an extremely cautious studio chief. Unlike rivals Adolph Zukor, William Fox, and Marcus Loew, Laemmle chose not to develop a theater chain. He also financed all of his own films, refusing to take on debt.
Aug 22, 2024 · On June 28, 1916, Paramount combined its operations with the Famous Players Film Company (founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor) and the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company (founded in 1913 by Jesse L. Lasky) to form the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, although it continued to use the Paramount Pictures name for its film business.
2 days ago · Adolph Zukor Introduces Paravision: 1953 United States: Paravision Dual 35 mm: 1.66:1 Aerosmith: 1983 United States Po 2.35:1 Air Junction: 1953 United States: Stereo Techniques Dual 35 mm Alien Adventure: August 17, 1999 Belgium: Iwerks 3-D Dual 70 mm: 1.44:1 35 Bandit Island: 1953 United States: StereoVision Dual 35 mm: 1.37:1 25 Barge ...
5 days ago · Adolf Eichmann, German high official who was hanged by the State of Israel for his part in the Holocaust, the Nazi extermination of Jews during World War II. Following the war Eichmann lived in Germany under a false name before fleeing to Argentina, where he was arrested by Israeli secret service agents in 1960.
3 days ago · Adolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) [2] was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace who served throughout the Second World War in Europe. He flew 705 combat missions and fought on the Western Front and in the Defence of the Reich .
