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Horace and Daeida Wilcox founded Hollywood in 1887. At first, they hoped it would become a religous community. Later on that idea faded away and became what it is today.
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In 1894, the first kinetoscope parlor was opened up to the public. People would wait in line to watch simple and super short moving films. Even though it was as simple as someone running across a screen, it amazed everyone.
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Carl Laemmle, after creating his very own motion pictures company, decides to hire an actor whos name will be known to anyone who sees their moives. He ended up hiring Florence Lawrence, which started a massive publicity campaign.
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William Fox founds the Fox Film Corporation. This corporation had combined motion picture production, distribution, and theatres.
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In 1922, Lee Deforrest found a way to put sound into movies. He demonstrated that it could but put on the edge of a film strip
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In 1933, there was an argument that films were starting to shape childrens behavior. This was an argument from the payne fund study.
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In 1944, Walt Disney and King Vidor helped found the Motion Picutres Aliance. There were many active supporters. These supporters included Ward Bond, Gary Cooper, and Robert Taylor.
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In 1949, the Warners Bros. license there cartoons to childrens clothing companies. This is when their characters atarted appearing on childrens tops,hats,etc.
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In 1950, two of the Hollywood ten, John and Dolton, and imprisoned. The other eight are convicted of contempt of congress.
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In 1951, the supreme court would not review a lower court decision. This brought up the firing of the Hollywood Ten. -- also the house committee opens a second round of hearing in hollywood
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In 1953, 7 year contracts with actors had been replaced by either single or multi- picutre contracts.
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In 1976, Mel Brooks created a silent film. This film only had one word in it through out the entire movie, which was "non".