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Adolph Zukor (/ ˈ z uː k ər /; Hungarian: Czukor Adolf; January 7, 1873 – June 10, 1976) was a Hungarian-American film producer best known as one of the three founders of Paramount Pictures. He produced one of America's first feature-length films, The Prisoner of Zenda, in 1913.
Adolph Zukor (Ricse, Imperio austrohúngaro, 7 de enero de 1873 – Los Ángeles, 10 de junio de 1976) [1] fue un productor de películas estadounidense de origen austrohúngaro. Fundador de la Paramount Pictures y uno de los padres de la industria cinematográfica y de la configuración del star-system .
6 de jun. de 2024 · Adolph Zukor (born Jan. 7, 1873, Ricse, Hung.—died June 10, 1976, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.) was an American entrepreneur who built the powerful Famous Players–Paramount motion-picture studio. Immigrating to the United States at age 15, Zukor entered the penny-arcade business in 1903.
Adolph Zukor (1873-1976) was a Hungarian-born American film mogul, the one of the most important and influential film producers and film studio founders of the early 20th century. He played a significant role in the development of the film industry and the film studio system in the United States.
The “little man,” Adolph Zukor, would sooner or later get his way, and change the world as only a few other men and women have. Zukor’s story, and that of the empire he built — Paramount Pictures — is one of the great epics of innovation and entrepreneurship in American history.
22 de feb. de 2012 · Zukor is chiefly remembered for discovering ‘Little Mary’ Pickford (who became literally the most popular woman on earth), and for encouraging feature-length films, when the industry had assumed that ten minutes was beyond the public attention span.
Paramount Pictures began humbly in 1912 when Adolph Zukor, the owner of a New York nickelodeon, released the first full-length drama shown in the United States (Queen Elizabeth, starring Sarah Bernhardt) and founded the Famous Players Film Company.
