Famous Players Film Company

The Famous Players Film Company
IndustryMotion pictures
FoundedMay 8, 1912 (1912-05-08)
FounderAdolph Zukor
Defunct1916 (1916)
FateCorporate merger
SuccessorsFamous Players–Lasky
Paramount Pictures
Headquarters
Hollywood, California
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United States

The Famous Players Film Company was an American film company founded in New York City in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful theatre owners and producers there.

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