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United Artists Corporation ( UA) was an American production and distribution company founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks as a venture premised on allowing actors to control their own financial and artistic interests rather than being dependent upon commercial studios.
United Artists (UA) was an American film and television entertainment studio founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. This is a list of feature films originally produced or distributed by United Artists, including those made overseas.
Nov 13, 2009 · On February 5, 1919, Hollywood heavyweights Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith join forces to create their own film studio, which they called the United Artists...
Feb 5, 2021 · On the 5th of February, more than a century ago, the American film industry changed forever. A production studio called “United Artists” (UA) was established in 1919 by actual artists rather than businessmen.
Oct 4, 2019 · United Artists Marks 100 Years of Independent Filmmaking. By Cari Beauchamp. Kobal/Shutterstock. They called themselves United Artists, but the trades called it a “rebellion against...
May 26, 2021 · United Artists was founded 102 years ago as the first American independent film studio. Now it has a new home at Amazon.
Oct 4, 2019 · In the century since its founding in 1919, United Artists has made and distributed hundreds of films and pioneered business models — such as UA Classics — that continue to resonate in the ...
Apr 8, 2019 · With film credits like Modern Times (1936), High Noon (1952), and Raging Bull (1980), United Artists has been a major force in Hollywood since its founding in 1919. Film scholar Gaylyn Studlar writes about the company’s creation and the men — and woman — behind it all.
Unlike the other major motion picture companies, United Artists (UA) never owned a studio or had actors and directors under contract. It functioned throughout its life solely as a distribution company for independent producers.
Mar 27, 2008 · United Artists will turn 90 next year, having survived countless transformations and takeovers since the company released its first feature, Fairbanks’s “His Majesty, the American.”
