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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.
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.
Jesse Louis Lasky (September 13, 1880 – January 13, 1958) was an American pioneer motion picture producer who was a key founder of what was to become Paramount Pictures, and father of screenwriter Jesse L. Lasky Jr.
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.
Famous Players-Lasky's defiance attracted attention in the press, and was interpreted as a sign of arrogance. The FTC rejected the report, and announced that they would resort to government antitrust action to force compliance.
UnderthedirectionofAdolphZukor,president;JesseL.Lasky,vice-president;CecilB. DeMille,director-general,ArthurS.Friend,treasurer,andtheirassociates,thisorganization ...
