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Major film studios

  • Universal PicturesOn the 30th of April 1912, Carl Laemmle and eight partners incorporated the Universal Film Manufacturing Company in New York City.
  • Paramount PicturesOn the 8th of May 1912, a film producer named Adolph Zukor established the Famous Players Film Company in New York. He believed that feature-length films…
  • Walt Disney Studios (division)On the 16th of October 1923, a small animation company named Walt Disney Productions opened its doors in Hollywood. The studio began as a modest operation…
  • Blockbuster (entertainment)In May 1943, advertisements in Variety and Motion Picture Herald described the RKO film Bombardier as "The block-buster of all action-thrill-service shows!"…