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Jesse L. Lasky
Feature Play Company,
Incorporated
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Type of Company
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Production company
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Country of Origination
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United States of America
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Years of Operation
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Formed 1913
Active 1913 through 1916
Merged 19 July 1916
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Company Principals
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Jesse L. Lasky, president (1913-1916)
Samuel Goldfish (Samuel Goldwyn), general manager (1913-1916)
Cecil B. DeMille, director general (1913-1916)
Arthur S. Friend, treasurer (circa 1916) and corporate lawyer (1913-?)
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Company Offices
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120 West 41st Street, New York, New York, USA (circa 1915)
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Company Studios
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Selma and Vine Street (1913)
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Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, Incorporated, was established in 1913. Early feature film productions were distributed on State Rights basis. The company merged with Famous Players Film Company into the Famous Players-Lasky Company in 1916.
References: Birchard-DeMille p. 3; Robinson-Palace p. 117 : Website-AFI; Website-Wikipedia.
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