Universal Studios

The Universal Studios also called Universal City Studios or simply Universal is a movie studio located in Los Angeles, California. It’s one of the six largest movie studios in United States.

Founder of Universal is considered the German Jewish immigrant Carl Laemmle. In 1909 Laemmle along with partners Abe and Julis Stern established the Yankee Film Company. The company was rapidly becoming an Independent Moving Pictures Company (IMP). In 1912 the IMP was united with eight smaller companies so to become the Universal Film Manufacturing Company. It was under the management of Mark Dintenfass, Charles Bauman, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers and Laemmle himself as its president. Several years later the company was already known as Univesal Pictures Company, Inc.

In 1915 the Universal City Studios was opened to the public. Since its opening it became the greatest studio in Hollywood.

In 1928, on the occasion of 21st birthday of his son, Carl, Jr., Laemmle appointed him director of Universal Pictures. Some of the most famous productions released by Carl, Jr. were the 1929 part-talkie version of Edna Ferber’s novel Show Boat, the musical Broadway, the King of Jazz, the Imitation of Life, the My Man Godfrey as well as a number of long-running series of horror movies, including the Frankenstain, Dracula and The Mummy.

In 1936 control of the Universal Studio was taken over by Standard and the Laemmles were removed from the leadership of the company.

Under the new management the Universal focused on making mainly smaller-budget productions such as westerns, melodramas and serials. Hits among the company productions were the movies Three Smart Girls, Destry Rides Again, Arabian Nights as well as the series The Dead End Kids, Little Tough Guys, Sherlock Holmes and Inner Sanctum Mysterious.

In 1962 Universal Pictures became a part of the Music Corporation of America agency, mostly known as MCA. During its management, the Universal experienced a great development with blockbusters as E.T: The Extra Terrestrial, Back to the Future, Jurassic Park, Airport, The Sting, American Graffiti and Earthquake.

In 1990, MAC founded the new organization MCA/ Universal Home Vide Inc. which was concentrated in the production of videotapes and DVDs.

On the distribution and financing of various films, the Universal has often cooperated with other smaller companies such as Imagine Entertainment, Morgan Greek Productions, Working Title Films, Amblin Entertainment, Shady Acres Entertainment, StudioCanal, Beacon Communications LLC and Marc Platt Productions.

Address:
Universal Studios
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City
Los Angeles
CA 91608
United States

Tel: 818 622 3801