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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 [ edit ] Discussions to form the company were held at The Lambs , a famous theater club where Charles and Daniel Frohman were members.
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.
Dec 12, 2013 · In 1916 the Lasky outfit merged with the Famous Players Film Company, founded by Adolph Zukor, as the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, with Zukor as president and Lasky as vice-president in charge of production. Most of their films were distributed by the recently formed Paramount Pictures.
Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer [1] who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
UnderthedirectionofAdolphZukor,president;JesseL.Lasky,vice-president;CecilB. DeMille,director-general,ArthurS.Friend,treasurer,andtheirassociates,thisorganization ...
Jul 19, 2022 · Item Details. 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. This scan made possible by: