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The Famous Players–Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company formed on June 28, 1916, from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company – originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays – and the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.
The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful New York City theatre owners and producers. History. Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs, a famous theater club where Charles and Daniel Frohman were members. [citation needed] .
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation was an American motion picture and distribution company created on July 19, 1916 from the merger of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company — originally formed by Zukor as Famous Players in Famous Plays — and Jesse L. Lasky's Feature Play Company.
Famous Players–Lasky — renowned American silent film studio formerly in Los Angeles, California
UnderthedirectionofAdolphZukor,president;JesseL.Lasky,vice-president;CecilB. DeMille,director-general,ArthurS.Friend,treasurer,andtheirassociates,thisorganization ...
During summer of 1922, Famous Players-Lasky begins to wind up it's UK operation and lays off many of it's staff — including the 22 year old Alma Reville. The hard-working Alfred Hitchcock survives the job cuts and continues to work at the Islington Studios, which are leased out to other filmmakers.
Jul 19, 2022 · Title: The story of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation; Creator: {"Paramount Pictures Corporation","Famous Players-Lasky Corporation","DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959, former owner. fmo UPB"} Date: 1919; Language: English; Collections: Hollywood Studio System, Early Cinema.
