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formed by Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith, all leading movie stars of the time. Their idea for this corporation originated as they were traveling around the nation advertising Liberty Bonds. The UAC really picked up during the 1920s.
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Pickfair Estate King and Queen of the movies. Their mansion, the Pickfair estate, became the center of social activities in Hollywood.
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Charlie Chaplin discovered Jackie Coogan, who became a star for his role in "The Kid". He later became known as Uncle Fester on the 1960s sitcom The Addams Family.
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During the 1920s, The Warner Brothers featured many new stars, including the first and very famous animal star, Rin Tin Tin. Rin Tin Tin was adopted from the World War One battlefield, and became an instant celebrity with his first film, The Man from Hell's River, in May of 1922.
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This was one of the first documentary style films. Produced by Robert J. Flaherty
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Pola Negri became the first European actress to gain fame in Hollywood. As a child Pola faced extreme poverty. She was one of the most famous actresses of the silent film era, and certainly the most wealthy. Negri started several trends, such as painted red toenails and fur boots.
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This was the first 3D film released to a paying audience. The audience wore spectacles with one red and one green lens.
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The brothers began making movie theaters in mining towns, They began to establish sophisticated theaters, and went on to produce films such as The Jazz Singer, a great success.
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headquarters in Beverly Hills, CA. Tapped into the audience's need for glamour and sophistication. Established a host of new movie stars, also one of the first studios to incorporate Technicolor film.
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World War I spelled the end to Vitagraph studios. A loss of foreign distributors as well as the rise of monopolistic studio systems brought this company out of business. On April 22, 1925 Vitagraph sold out to Warner Bros., who acquired all of Vitagraph's research and knowledge.
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this was a silent adventure film shot in entirely two-strip technicolor, marking important progress in film production.
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Began with Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The AMPAS started the Academy Award. The Academy would also go on to create the nation's first film school in attempt tp further the art and science of moving pictures
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This Warner Bros. film was recognized as the first "talkie" introducing a synchronized sound track with dialogue. The film was a major success.
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On this date Plane Crazy was released as a sound film, the first to feature the famous Mickey Mouse.
