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United Artists (UA) is an American film production company owned by Amazon MGM Studios.In its original operating period, UA was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as a venture premised on allowing actors to control their own financial and artistic interests rather than being dependent upon commercial studios.
T hey called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a “rebellion against established producing and distributing arrangements” when Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith went before the cameras on February 5, 1919 to sign the documents that created the corporation that the filmmakers claimed was necessary to protect their own interests as well as ...
Oct 4, 2019 · Spotlight. Oct 4, 2019 6:00am PT. United Artists Marks 100 Years of Independent Filmmaking. By Cari Beauchamp. Kobal/Shutterstock. They called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a ...
Four Stars’ Bright Idea Still Shines 90 Years On. According to Hollywood lore the earth all but trembled that day in the spring of 1919, when four of the most popular figures in American movies ...
- (May 17, 1930-October 23, 1967) Visuals: An elongated black hexagon is seen on a varying background, usually some sort of parchment, with a 3-layer white outline inside of it.
- (October 30, 1942-July 17, 1943) Visuals: There is a design of a bald eagle with the words "UNITED ARTISTS" in front. Above this "A" is seen, and below it "Release" is seen.
- (June 13, 1967-August 3, 1968) Visuals: A large black circle is seen with the words "UNITED ARTISTS" centered within it as cote outs. The "U" and "A" are much larger than the rest of the text, and overlap each other.
- (June 19, 1968-August 4, 1976) Visuals: It starts with two sets of blue lines going into place one by one on a black background. One line turns to the left, another turns to the right, and so on.
United Artists was founded in 1919 by Mary Pickford, Charles Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks (1883–1939), and D. W. Griffith (1875–1948) as a means of insuring control over the marketing of their pictures. Capitalizing on their fame in the movies, Pickford, Chaplin, and their partners had risen from the ranks of studio employees to become heads of their own independent production companies.
Nov 13, 2009 · United Artists created. On February 5, 1919, Hollywood heavyweights Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith join forces to create their own film studio, which they ...
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