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  1. 2 days ago · Background. Paramount Pictures is the second oldest-running movie studio in Hollywood (second only to Universal Pictures, which was founded eight days earlier). Paramount traces its history back to May 8, 1912, when it was originally founded as Famous Players Film Company by Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor.

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  2. Background: Paramount traces its history back to May 8, 1912 when it was originally founded as Famous Players Film Company by the H ungarian-born Adolph Zukor, who had been an early investor in nickelodeons (film theaters that cost 5 cents admission), saw that movies appealed mainly to working-class immigrants.

  3. The Paramount Pictures name first materialized in 1912, during the company's early years as a distribution company. Paramount would become a wholly owned division of Famous Players Film Company at...

  4. Logo captures by Eric S., wolfie14, lukesams, and others. These are some of logo variations seen throughout the years by Paramount Pictures, with more to be added overtime. Wings (1927): The 2012 restoration uses a rather unique editorial decision that's fitting for the first Best Picture Oscar winner.

  5. Rhythm in the Ranks (1941) Reap the Wild Wind (1942) Tulips Shall Grow (1942) Jasper and the Watermelons (1942) Mr Strauss Takes A Walk (1942) The Sky Princess (1942) Jasper and the Haunted House (1942) The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins (1943) And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street (1944)

  6. Nov 8, 2017 · Paramount Pictures traces its history back to May 8, 1912, when it was originally founded as Famous Players Film Company by Hungarian-born Adolph Zukor. He had been an early investor in nickelodeons (film theaters that cost 5 cents for admission), and saw that movies appealed mainly to...

  7. Despite Paramount Pictures as a film studio being established on May 8, 1912, the actual Paramount Pictures name first materialized in 1914, during the company's early years as a distribution company. Paramount would become a wholly owned division of Famous Players Film Company at around 1916...