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    William Wadsworth Hodkinson

    American film executive

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  1. 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 the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited.

  2. William Wadsworth Hodkinson opened his first film exchange in Ogden, Utah in 1907, at the age of 26. Within a few years he became Special Representative to the General Film Company representing the Motion Picture Patents Company in Salt Lake City and Los Angeles. He envisioned a nationwide distribution structure that would make states rights ...

  3. William Wadsworth “W.W.” Hodkinson. Birth. 16 Aug 1881. Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA. Death. 2 Jun 1971 (aged 89) Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA. Burial. Inglewood Park Cemetery. Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA Add to Map. Memorial ID. 193703218. · View Source. Suggest Edits. Memorial. Photos 3. Flowers 4.

    • Inglewood, California
    • August 16, 1881
    • Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, USA
  4. 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. After being forced out from Paramount in 1916, Hodkinson briefly worked with Triangle Film before ...

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  6. Jan 26, 2024 · Jan 26, 2024. 4 min to read. 1 of 15. William W. Hodkinson started Hodkinson Aviation Corp. in 1929. He manufactured a trimotor plane, the HT-1. While the prototype performed well in air...

  7. About: 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.

  8. Feb 15, 1997 · William Wadsworth Hodkinson, an Ogdenite, founded Paramount Pictures in 1914. Although the two main history books on Paramount, ``Paramount Pictures and the People Who Made Them'' and ``Mountain of Dreams,'' fail to specifically identify the inspirational peak, there is little doubt it is Ben Lomond.

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