Adolph Zukor (/ˈzuːkər/; Hungarian: Czukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three...
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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...
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located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star...
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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...
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longest survivors (the length of his career was rivaled only by that of Adolph Zukor). He produced three films that won the Academy Award for Best Picture...
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invested in the penny arcade business. Shortly after, in partnership with Adolph Zukor and others, he founded the successful but short-lived Automatic Vaudeville...
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Davis Ned Tanen Barry London John Goldwyn Sumner Redstone 1916–1935: Adolph Zukor 1935–1936: John E. Otterson 1936–1964: Barney Balaban 1964–1967: George...
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of Mountain View Farm, the former home of Paramount Pictures founder Adolph Zukor. It features an 18-hole golf course designed by golf course architect...
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actor James K. Hackett, Beatrice Beckley and David Torrence. In 1913, Adolph Zukor lured Hackett from the stage to star in a role which Hackett had played...
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mostly overshadowed his legacy as a pioneering comedian. At the behest of Adolph Zukor, president of Famous Players–Lasky, his films were banned by motion picture...
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most of his adult life and was famous in the role. Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor produced together. Edwin S. Porter co-directed with Joseph Golden, though...
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Famous Players–Lasky (Lucien Hubbard, Jesse L. Lasky, B.P. Schulberg, & Adolph Zukor, producers) 7th Heaven Fox (William Fox, producer) The Racket The Caddo...
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Aftermath is a lost 1914 silent film drama produced by Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor. It was released on a State Rights basis. Young Ruth Morgan, an orphan...
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producer. Loew was born in New York City. His maternal grandfather, Adolph Zukor, founded Paramount Pictures. His paternal grandfather, Marcus Loew, founded...
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1912–1916 (founded by Adolph Zukor and W. W. Hodkinson) Independent as Famous Players–Lasky, 1916–1921 (founded by Adolph Zukor and Jesse L. Lasky) Independent...
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productions led to the founding of Paramount Pictures with Lasky and Adolph Zukor. His first biblical epic, The Ten Commandments (1923), was both a critical...
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Joseph Henabery and starring Rudolph Valentino. The film was produced by Adolph Zukor and Jesse Lasky. As described in a review in a film magazine, in accordance...
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/ Shoeshine (1947) Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948) Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle...
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original "ship door" opening and closing titles Final appearance of the "Adolph Zukor presents" byline First Fleischer Popeye cartoon produced in Miami, Florida...
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Blanche Walsh, American stage, screen actress (d. 1915) January 7 – Adolph Zukor, Austrian-born film studio pioneer (d. 1976) January 8 – Iuliu Maniu...
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Dawley and starring Marguerite Clark, Elliott Dexter and Conway Tearle. Adolph Zukor produced. Marguerite Clark - Heléne Dearing Conway Tearle - Ralph Connell...
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/ Shoeshine (1947) Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948) Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle...
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/ Shoeshine (1947) Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948) Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle...
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They approached Adolph Zukor, who would go on to be the owner and founder of Paramount Pictures, regarding a business deal. Zukor agreed to buy the...
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Joseph A. Golden, produced by Adolph Zukor and released by Famous Players Film Company, It is the first original film Zukor ever produced in contrast to...
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founder of Paramount Pictures, Adolph Zukor, was born in Ricse in 1873 before emigrating to the United States in 1889. Adolph Zukor, Hungarian-American businessman...
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/ Shoeshine (1947) Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948) Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle...
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Press. ISBN 9781461660910. Zukor, Adolph; Kramer, Dale (1953). The Public is Never Wrong: The Autobiography of Adolph Zukor. New York: Putnam. hdl:2027/mdp...
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/ Shoeshine (1947) Walter Wanger / Monsieur Vincent / Sid Grauman / Adolph Zukor (1948) Jean Hersholt / Fred Astaire / Cecil B. DeMille / The Bicycle...
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