The Famous Players Film Company was founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
Adolf Zukor, born Adolph Cukor, was a film Media proprietor and f
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The Famous Players Film Company was founded in 1912 by Adolph Zukor
Adolph Zukor
Adolf Zukor, born Adolph Cukor, was a film Media proprietor and founder of Paramount Pictures.He was born to a Jewish family in Ricse, Hungary, which was then a part of the Austria-Hungary empire.... in partnership with the Frohman brothers
Frohman brothers
The Frohman brothers were important United States Broadway theatre owners and theatrical producers who also owned and operated motion picture production companies.... , the powerful New York City
New York City
The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population.... theatre
Theatre
Theatre is the branch of the performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one or more actor, isolated in time and/or Theater , present themselves to Audience." By this broad definition, theatre has existed since the dawn of man, as a result of human tendency for story telling.... impresarios. The company produced both short and feature-length productions. In 1916 it merged with the Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse L. Lasky
Jesse Louis Lasky, Sr. was a pioneer Hollywood film producer, a key founder of Paramount Pictures with Adolph Zukor, and father of screenwriter... Feature Play Company to form Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, which later became Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production company and distribution company, located on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California.... .
