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United Artists Corporation was formed by Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith who were all leading movie stars of the time.
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Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford were married on March 27 1920; the king and queen of the movies. Their home, Pickfair, became the center of social activities in Hollywood.
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The first radio news program was broadcast August 31, 1920 by station 8MK in Detroit, Michigan, which survives today as all-news format station WWJ under ownership of the CBS network.
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The first college radio station began broadcasting on October 14, 1920 from Union College, Schenectady, New York
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Then a major role in "The Sheik" which increased his popularity even further.
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One of the most important events in 1921 was the rise of Rudolph Valentino as a star. Following his appearance in "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" the public could not get enough of him.
