Paramount Pictures

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Paramount Pictures
Type Subsidiary of Paramount Global
Founded May 8, 1912 (Famous Players Film Co.)
1913 (Lasky Feature Play Co.)
1914 (Paramount Pictures Corp.)
1916 (Famous Players-Lasky Corp.)
1924 (Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.)
1936 (Paramount Pictures Corp.)
Headquarters Hollywood, California, US
Key people Adolph Zukor (Famous Players Film Co.)
W.W Hodkinson (Paramount Pictures)
Jesse L. Lasky (Lasky Feature Play Co.)
Industry Films
Products Films
Number of people Not disclosed
Website http://www.paramount.com/

Paramount Pictures is a motion picture company.

It is a subsidiary of Paramount Global.

History

Famous Players Film Company was founded by Adolph Zukor on May 8, 1912.

In 1913, Lasky Feature Play Company was founded by Jesse L. Lasky.

Paramount Pictures Corporation was an independent film releasing company that was started in 1914 by W.W Hodkinson. Both Famous Players and Lasky released their films through Paramount Pictures.

Merger

On July 19, 1916, Famous Players Film Company and Paramount merged with the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company.

The resulting company was named Famous Players-Lasky Corporation.

In 1924, it was renamed Paramount Famous Lasky Corporation

It was renamed Paramount Pictures Corporation in 1936.

Films distributed by Paramount Pictures

Title Studio Released Added to the Museum Notes
Iron Man Marvel Studios 2008 November 22, 2019
Iron Man 2 Marvel Studios 2010 November 22, 2019
Thor Marvel Studios 2011 November 22, 2019
Captain America: The First Avenger Marvel Studios 2011 November 22, 2019