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1. Carl Laemmle's IMP 1909 2. Pat. Powers' Universal Film Co. 3. NY Motion Picture Co. 1909 - Adam Kessel & Charles Baumann - Bison, T. Ince, M. Sennett |
Universal 1915 - Carl Laemmle - - - |
Matsushita 1990 - leading rival of Sony - for $6b. - owned MCA (1923 by Jules Stern) |
Seagram 1995 - Michael Bronfman - for $5.7b. Vivendi 2000 USA Networks 2001 -Barry Diller - - |
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4. A. Zukor's Famous Players 1912 - Sarah Bernhardt, Edwin S. Porter 5. Jesse Lasky & Sam Goldfish - DeMille's Squaw Man 1913 |
Paramount 1925 - Zukor merged with Barney Balaban in Chicago - Publix Circuit 1931 |
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Viacom 1993 - Sumner Redstone - for $10b. - UPN network 1995 |
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6. William Fox 1914 - 1st vertical integration - 800 theaters - |
20th Century Fox 1929 - 20th Cent of D.Zanuck & Century City real estate co of Marv Davis |
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News Corp - Rupert Murdoch - 13% owned by tel co. MCI and Brit Telecom |
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7. M. Loew's Theater Co.1910 8. L. B. Mayer's Metro Co.1915 9. H. Aitken's Triangle Co.1915 10. Goldfish & Selwyns = Goldwyn 1916 (lion from Columbia Univ.) - |
MGM 1924 - - - - - |
to Kirk Kerkorian 1969 added UA 1981, then to Turner 1986 (kept library), to Pathe's G. Parretti 1990, (see story) - |
1996 to Kirk Kerkorian, Seven Network (Australia), and Frank Mancuso - - |
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11. Griffith, Chaplin, Fairbanks, Pickford - |
United Artists 1919 - distribution only - |
merged Transamerica 1967, to Kerkorian MGM/UA 1981, to Turner 1986 but buyback |
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| 12. RCA & Joseph Kennedy 1928 | RKO 1928 | Desilu 1955 | Ted Turner |
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13. Warner Bros. 1903 - Sam, Harry, Albert, Jack open nickelodeon in Ohio |
Warners Bros 1921 - Rin Tin Tin - Bugs Bunny 1940 |
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Time Warner 1989 - bought TBS, CNN 1995 - created WB network 1995 AOL Time Warner 2000 - Steve Case, Gerald M. Levin - |
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14. Harry Cohn 1924 - 3 Stooges - - |
Columbia 1924 - - - |
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Sony 1989 - for $3.4b. - also bought TriStar of Victor Kaufman (f. 1982) |
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Disney Brothers Studio 1923 - Walt and Roy - Alice's Day at Sea - |
Walt Disney Studios 1925 - Ub Iwerks - Trolley Troubles with Oswald the rabbit |
Disney after Walt and Roy - Touchstone Pictures 1983 - Michael Eisner 1984 - |
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Monogram 1930 - Bowery Boys, Tex Ritter westerns |
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Republic 1935 - by Herbert Yates - Gene Autry, Roy Rogers westerns |
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Revue bought Republic - - |
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New Line Cinema |
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Miramax |
"English Patient" 1996 |
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Interscope - - - - |
Polygram (Brit-owned) 1992 buys 51% of Interscope for $35m; also owns Propaganda Films, A&M, & Working Title film companies |
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Morgan Creek 1987 - by James Robinson |
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Castle Rock 1987 - Carl Reiner |
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Carolco
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Canal Plus (French) buys part of Carloco |
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Richard Zanuck |
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Orion - made 11 Woody Allen films |
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Hollywood Films |
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Savoy 1992 - Victor Kaufman and Lewis Korman |
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Gramercy Pictures |
"Fargo" 1996 |
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October Films |
"Secrets & Lies" 1996 |
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Fine Line Features |
"Shine" 1996 |
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Billy Bob Thornton |
"Sling Blade" 1996 |