1. Universal Studios. Fulfilled: Shigirbaeva Dina. Student of 11 "A" class.

2. Universal Studios - the oldest of the existing Hollywood studios. Founded by Charles Lemmle in 1912. From 1915 to 1925 - the largest production companies of the United States. Since 2004 - the company's manufacturing division NBC Universal.

3. The logo depicts a globe around which the likeness of Saturn's rings with the inscription: Universal («Ecumenical"). Under the auspices of work theme parks in Hollywood, Orlando, Singapore and Osaka.

4. Carl Lemmle, a native of Germany, took up the movie business in 1909, founded the Universal three years later, and in 1914 awarded the company its present name. Lemmle managed to beat the competition at the expense of all wagers placed on the " movie stars." At a time when the names of the actors did not consider it necessary to show in the credits, he attracted the attention of newsmen to each step of the actors and actresses with whom he had contracted. Largely due Lemmle earned Hollywood " conveyor stars " who later became a hallmark of the American film industry.

5. Contrary to the ambitious title, the company specialized in lowly Lemmle westerns, melodramas, serials and movies that small towns were more in demand than high- budget productions, designed primarily for residents of cities.

6. Due to the increasing in the 1920s boss absences from California, all the affairs of Hollywood studio is actually in charge of a young, but talented producer Irving Thalberg. He made ​​ a bid for Master of Disguise Lon Chaney, who impressed the audience with his grotesque makeup in the film "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1923) and "The Phantom of the Opera" (1925).

7. After leaving the studio Thalberg plunged into a prolonged crisis. "Uncle Carl" did not look for a replacement Thalberg on the side and handed the reins of the studio's own son.

8. When Lemmle Jr. one of the first studio in Hollywood has mastered the new cinema - horror and animation. In 1931, the company released the first Lemmle feed for this series, "Dracula."

9. During the Great Depression, the financial condition of the studio has suffered greatly. Unlike other movie mogul, father and son Lemmle preferred to develop the studio exclusively on their own, and not borrowed funds. This almost led them to bankruptcy.

10. At Universal were dropped some classic film noir, such as "Killer" R. Siodmak and "The Naked City" by J. Dassin. With the permission of J. Selznick associated contract A. Hitchcock set for Universal films "Shadow of a Doubt" and "Commando."

11. American millionaire Arthur Rankin, thanks to the generous financial influence in the 1940s. experienced unprecedented growth British cinema, Universal considered as an ideal launching pad for the conquest of the American audience.

12. Universal Studios came under the full control of Wasserman, who had already translated into contracts with Universal those "stars", whose agent he was: Doris Day, Lana Turner, Cary Grant, and even A. Hitchcock. Examples of products that can serve time in 1963 movies "The Birds" and "Charade."

13. One of the components of success Universal in 1960. was active production of television films. In some seasons, the company was producing half of serials that were shown on channel NBC.

14. Among the most profitable film projects at the time Universal - pobivshy studio box office record "Airport" (1970), action thriller "Jaws" (as well as subsequent work by Steven Spielberg), shot on a tiny budget youth film "American Graffiti" from George Lucas, later - the franchise "Back to the Future."

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