Paramount Pictures Corporation

Place: Hollywood

Born: 1914

Biography:

Paramount Pictures Corporation, also known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film and television production and distribution company and the namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global. It is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the 'Big Five' film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. Paramount Pictures was established in 1914 by W.W. Hodkinson as a film distributor, offering Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company, the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, and other producers films. In 1916, the three companies merged to form Paramount Pictures Corporation. In 1967, Paramount Pictures was acquired by Gulf and Western Industries, which was later renamed Paramount Communications in 1989. In 1994, Paramount Communications was acquired by Viacom, which was later merged with CBS Corporation in 2019 to form ViacomCBS, now known as Paramount Global. Paramount Pictures is known for producing and distributing films such as 'Titanic', 'Transformers', and 'Mission: Impossible'. It also operates Paramount Television Studios, the television arm of the company.