United Artists
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | movie, music |
| Founded | February 5, 1919 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (original; as United Artists Corporation) July 26, 2024 (relaunch; under the United Artists label) |
| Founder | Mary Pickford Charlie Chaplin Douglas Fairbanks D. W. Griffith |
| Defunct | 2011 (original) |
| Fate | Folded into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (original) |
| Headquarters | West Hollywood, California, United States |
Key people | Paula Wagner Tom Cruise |
| Products | Motion pictures |
| Owner | Amazon |
| Parent | Independent (1919–1967) Transamerica (1967–1981) MGM/UA Entertainment Co. (1981–1986) Independent (1986) MGM/UA Communications Co. (1986–1990) MGM-Pathé Communications Co. (1990–1992) Crédit Lyonnais (1992–1997) Tracinda Corporation (1997–2005) MGM Holdings Inc. (2005–2023) Amazon MGM Studios (2023–present) |
| Website | www.mgm.com |
United Artists is a Hollywood movie company. The original company was created in 1919 by actors by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks and went defunct in 2011.[1] In 2024, Amazon MGM Studios announced the company's revival, entering a multi-year first look deal with film producer Scott Stuber, who will also be involved with all releases under the freshly revived production company.
Ownership
In 1967, United Artists was bought by Transamerica Corporation. In 1981, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and United Artists merged to form MGM/UA Entertainment Co.. In 1985, Turner Broadcasting System announced it would buy MGM/UA. Then in 1986, MGM split from Turner (while keeping MGM's library of pre-May 1986 films, television and cartoons to make way for Turner Entertainment Co.) and renamed to MGM/UA Communications Co.. In 1990, MGM/UA was bought out by Pathé and renamed to MGM-Pathé Communications. In 1992, MGM-Pathé was bought by Crédit Lyonnais and reverted to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. In 1997, MGM was sold to Tracinda Corporation. In 2005, MGM/UA formed the new company MGM Holdings.
The current United Artists formed in November 2006. It was a partnership between producer/actor Tom Cruise and his production partner, Paula Wagner, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. from 2012 to 2019. It is a fully owned subsidiary of MGM. In 2024, Scott Stuber revive the United Artists label under Amazon MGM Studios for the first time in over a decade.
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein in 1957.[2] It was started in order to distribute records of its movie soundtracks. Later the label began recording music of other types.
References
- ↑ Woo, Elaine (September 29, 2011). "Mo Rothman dies at 92; found new audience for Chaplin". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
- ↑ Freudenheim, Milt (July 11, 1997). "Max Youngstein, 84; Helped Run United Artists". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 May 2017.