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  1. Universal City Studios LLC, doing business asUniversal Pictures(informally as Universal Studiosor also known simply as Universal), is an American film productionand distributioncompany that is a division of Universal Studios, Inc., which is owned by NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast. Founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O ...

  2. Feb 16, 2012 · 1923-1926. This is the first one where the planet looks like earth. This one shows a plane flying around the world leaving a trail of smoke which slowly turn into the words “Universal Pictures”. 1927-1936. An updated version of the previous logo which also has the plane flying around the globe. The text now reads “A Universal Picture”.

  3. Jan 11, 2024 · Universal Pictures was originally formed on April 30, 1912 as Universal Film Manufacturing Company by Carl Laemmle, a German-Jewish immigrant who settled in ...

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  4. Sep 5, 2024 · In December 2000, French company Vivendi acquired Seagram, renaming itself Vivendi Universal; the deal was closed in January 2001. In 2004, Vivendi Universal sold 80% of its Vivendi Universal Entertainment division (which included Universal Pictures) to General Electric, then the owner of the NBC television network. GE then merged the ...

  5. Jul 27, 2024 · The Evolution of Universal Pictures’ Logo. Universal Pictures, established in 1912, has consistently used the globe as a central element in its logo, symbolizing its global reach and influence ...

  6. Sep 24, 2012 · TWO-SENTENCE HISTORY: An early studio that was among the first to present on-screen credits of its performers, Universal rose to prominence in the 1920s under the guidance of production head Irving Thalberg (who was soon hired away by MGM). The perennially cash-strapped studio had a series of owners after 1962—including a Japanese electronics company and a Canadian liquor distributor—and ...

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  8. Apr 30, 2012 · Today marks the 100th birthday of Universal Pictures and to celebrate the studio has released a list of 100 facts based on its first 100 years in existence. I have placed in bold some of the ones ...

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