Famous Players Film Company is foundedMay 8, 1912Labels: Famous Players, Adolph ZukorFamous PlayersParamount History
Paramount Pictures Corporation established as distributorJan 1, 1914Labels: Paramount Pictures, W WBritannicaParamount History
Famous Players and Lasky mergeJun 28, 1916Labels: Famous Players, Jesse LFamous Players LaskyBritannica
Famous Players–Lasky consolidates subsidiariesDec 29, 1917Labels: Famous Players, Corporate consolidationFamous Players LaskyBritannica
Balaban & Katz chain acquiredJan 1, 1926Labels: Balaban &, Famous PlayersBarney BalabanParamount Pictures
Times Square Paramount Theatre opensNov 19, 1926Labels: Paramount Theatre, Times SquareParamount Theatre1501 Broadway
Renamed Paramount Famous Lasky CorporationApr 1, 1927Labels: Paramount Famous, Corporate renamingFamous Players Lasky
Renamed Paramount Publix CorporationApr 24, 1930Labels: Paramount Publix, Paramount FamousFamous Players LaskyParamount Pictures
Paramount Publix enters receivershipAug 3, 1933Labels: Paramount Publix, ReceivershipFamous Players LaskyBritannica
Bankruptcy reorganization approved by federal judgeApr 25, 1935Labels: Bankruptcy reorganization, Federal judgeParamount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Inc. re-emerges; Otterson presidentJun 4, 1935Labels: Paramount Pictures, John EParamount PicturesBritannica
Barney Balaban elected Paramount presidentJul 2, 1936Labels: Barney Balaban, Paramount directorsBarney Balaban
Paramount assumes full ownership of Fleischer StudiosMay 25, 1941Labels: Fleischer Studios, Paramount PicturesFamous Studios
Famous Studios incorporated as animation successorMay 25, 1942Labels: Famous Studios, Animation divisionFamous StudiosFleischer Studios
Supreme Court rules in Paramount antitrust caseMay 3, 1948Labels: United States, U SDOJ AntitrustHistory com
