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    William Wadsworth Hodkinson

    American film executive

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  1. June 2, 1971. (1971-06-02) (aged 89) Los Angeles, California. William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, [1] he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed ...

  2. by J. A. Aberdeen. W. W. Hodkinson - movie industry pioneer, founder of Paramount Pictures - portrait from around 1920, while he was operating the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation as a producer-distributor. I have called William Wadsworth Hodkinson, "the Man Who Invented Hollywood" knowing that a more correct title would be — the Man Who Invented ...

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  4. East Lynne (1921) - 5.jpg 528 × 745; 102 KB. W w hodkinson.jpg 465 × 640; 31 KB. The Light in the Clearing (1921) - 8.jpg 772 × 605; 59 KB. Louise Glaum & William Wadsworth Hodkinson - May 1918 EH.jpg 774 × 600; 66 KB. W.W. Hodkinson LCCN2014713333.jpg 6,466 × 8,895; 5.42 MB. W.W. Hodkinson LCCN2014713333.tif 6,466 × 8,895; 54.87 MB.

  5. August 16, 1881 · Pueblo, Colorado, USA. Died. June 2, 1971 · Los Angeles, California, USA. Birth name. William Wallace Hodkinson. Mini Bio. Pioneering film producer/distributor W.W. Hodkinson was born in Pueblo, CO, in 1881. He got into the motion picture business early, opening a theater in Ogden, UT, in 1907.

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  6. The W. W. Hodkinson Corporation was a film distribution corporation active during the silent era. It was established and run by the pioneer William Wadsworth Hodkinson who had previously been instrumental in the foundation of Paramount Pictures .

  7. William Wadsworth Hodkinson, known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, is an American film producer. Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and...

  8. William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. He became a leading West Coast film distributor in the ...

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