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On May 8, 1914, Paramount Pictures Corporation (previously known as Progressive Pictures) was founded by a Utah theatre owner, W. W. Hodkinson, who had bought and merged five smaller firms. On May 15, 1914, Hodkinson signed a five-year contract with the Famous Players Film Company, the Lasky Company and Bosworth, Inc. to distribute their films. [9]
Feb 29, 2024 · In 1914, Famous Players merged with a prestigious sounding outfit founded by distributor W.W. Hodkinson, Paramount Pictures Corporation. Hodkinson had created a memorable trademark for the...
1910-1919. 1914. Adolph Zukor, Daniel Frohman, and W.W. Hodkinson partner to establish Paramount Pictures Corporation. For more Paramount history, click here. 1920-1929. 1928. William S. Paley acquires United Independent Broadcasters Inc., a network of 16 independent radio stations, and changes the name to Columbia Broadcast System (CBS).
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Paramount Pictures is founded: 1916: Famous Players and Lasky merge as Famous Players–Lasky and acquire Paramount: 1927: CBS is founded; Famous Players–Lasky assumes Paramount's name: 1929: Paramount buys 49% of CBS: 1932: Paramount sells back shares of CBS: 1934: Michigan Bumper Corporation is founded: 1950: Desilu is founded and CBS ...
Adolph Zukor, the founder of Paramount Pictures, spent most of his life establishing and supervising one of the largest and most successful motion picture companies in the history of the entertainment industry. Zukor was born in Hungary in 1873, but emigrated to the United States at age 15.
Sep 3, 2012 · 100 Years of Paramount Pictures. One of the most important forces in the history of American cinema was born in 1912, when Adolph Zukor (1873 – 1976) formed a production and distribution company called Famous Players.
May 5, 2021 · The story begins in 1912 when Adolph Zukor established the Famous Players Film Company. Then in 1914, along with Jesse L. Lasky’s Feature Play Company, Famous Players began distributing films through W. W. Hodkinson’s Paramount Pictures Corporation.
