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Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn establish Goldwyn Pictures.

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Samuel Goldwyn

Polish–American film producer (1882–1974)

Samuel Goldwyn was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produced Hollywood's first major motion picture. He was best known for being the founding contributor and executive of several motion picture studios in Hollywood. He was…
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Edgar Selwyn

American actor and director (1875–1944)

Edgar Selwyn was an American actor, playwright, director and producer on Broadway. A prominent figure in American theatre and film in the first half of the 20th century, he founded a theatrical production company with his brother, Archibald Selwyn, and owned a number of Selwyn…
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Goldwyn Pictures

Former American motion picture production company

Goldwyn Pictures Corporation was an American motion picture production company that operated from 1916 to 1924 when it was merged with two other production companies to form the major studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was founded on November 19, 1916, by Samuel Goldfish, an…
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