Universal Studios

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    • Parent company: NBC Universal
    • Annual revenue (2007): $2.147 billion
    • Founder: Carl Laemmle
    • Year established: 1912
    • Industry: Motion Pictures
    • Phone: 818-777-1000
    • HQ: Universal City, California
    • President: Ron Meyer
    • Staff (2007): 15,000
    • Products: Focus Features, three theme parks, thousands of films, television shows

  • Universal Studios is one of the six major American movie studios and the second oldest studio in Hollywood. From the 1920s to the 1940s, the studio produced classic monster movies such as Dracula and Bride of Frankenstein. In the 1970s, the studio revived itself with the hit movie Jaws. The studio owns a massive library of film and television shows.

  • Key Dates

    1. 1912: Founded by Carl Laemmle as Universal Film Manufacturing Company
    2. 1915: Universal City Studios opens in Los Angeles
    3. 1931: Dracula and Frankenstein released
    4. 1936: Laemmles lose control of studio after financial difficulties
    5. 1952: Decca Records takes control of Universal
    6. 1954: Creature from the Black Lagoon released
    7. 1960: Psycho released
    8. 1962: MCA takes over Universal Pictures
    9. 1973: The Sting released
    10. 1975: Jaws released
    11. 1982: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial released
    12. 1993: Schindler's List released
    13. 2000: Vivendi Universal formed
    14. 2004: NBC Universal formed
    15. 2005: The 40-Year-Old Virgin released
    16. June 1, 2008: Massive fire breaks out on backlot

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