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1. www.latimes.com › the-legacy-of-paramount-picturesParamount Pictures enters a new phase in its storied history ...

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   Jul 9, 2024 · Paramount Pictures — whose origins trace back to 1912 through the merging efforts of Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film Co., Jesse L. Lasky’s Feature Play Co. and distributor Hodkinson ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Mervyn_LeRoyMervyn LeRoy - Wikipedia

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   Jul 9, 2024 · In October 1919 LeRoy, just turned 19, approached his cousin Jesse L. Lasky, a former vaudevillian who was twenty years his senior. Lasky was a partner with rising movie moguls Samuel Goldwyn and Adolf Zukor at its New York headquarters at Famous Players–Lasky.

4. www.pressreader.com › usa › los-angeles-timesStoried legacy rooted in Hollywood’s early days - PressReader

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   Jul 9, 2024 · Paramount Pictures — whose origins trace back to 1912 through the merging efforts of Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film Co., Jesse L. Lasky’s Feature Play Co. and distributo­r Hodkinson — helped lay down the crucial foundation­s of the nascent movie business.

5. www.britannica.com › money › Paramount-PicturesParamount Pictures | History, Credits, & Facts | Britannica Money

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   6 days ago · Paramount Pictures Corp. was established in 1914 by W.W. Hodkinson as a film distributor, offering Adolph Zukor ’s Famous Players Film Company, the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, and other producers an outlet for their movies.

6. www.aol.com › news › skydance-merger-paramountWith Skydance merger, Paramount Pictures begins an ... - AOL

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   Jul 9, 2024 · Paramount Pictures — whose origins trace back to 1912 through the merging efforts of Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Co., Jesse L. Lasky's Feature Play Co. and distributor Hodkinson —...

7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Cary_GrantCary Grant - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Through Robinson, Grant met with Jesse L. Lasky and B. P. Schulberg, the co-founder and general manager of Paramount Pictures respectively. After a successful screen-test directed by Marion Gering, Schulberg signed a contract with the 27-year-old Grant on December 7, 1931, for five years, at a starting salary of $450 a week.

8. www.britannica.com › biography › Cecil-B-DeMilleCecil B. DeMille | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

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   Jul 4, 2024 · Seeking a change, in 1913 he joined his friend and collaborator producer Jesse Lasky, businessman (and Lasky’s brother-in-law) Samuel Goldfish (later Goldwyn), and attorney Arthur Friend in forming the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company. DeMille was director-general in the new film company.