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 a 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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