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William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. He became a leading West Coast film distributor in the early days of motion pictures and in 1912 he co-founded and became president of the first nationwide film distributor, Paramount Pictures Corporation. Hodkinson was also responsible for doodling the mountain that became the Paramount logo in 1914. After being driven out of Paramount, he established his own independent distribution company, the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, in 1917, before selling it off in

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rdfs:label	William Wadsworth Hodkinson (de) W. W. Hodkinson (fr) William Wadsworth Hodkinson (it) William Wadsworth Hodkinson (nl) William Wadsworth Hodkinson (en)
rdfs:comment	William Wadsworth Hodkinson (16 août 1881 — 2 juin 1971), plus connu sous le nom de W.W. Hodkinson, est né à Independence au Kansas. Surnommé « l'homme qui créa Hollywood », il ouvre son premier cinéma en 1907 à Ogden dans l'Utah avant de changer la manière de produire, distribuer et diffuser un film. Il devient le leader de la distribution de films sur la côte ouest et fonde en 1914 la société de distribution Paramount Pictures Corporation. (fr) William Wadsworth Hodkinson, beter bekend als W.W. Hodkinson (Pueblo (Colorado), 16 augustus 1881 - Los Angeles, 2 juni 1971) was een zakenman die bekend werd als mede-oprichter van Paramount Pictures. (nl) William Wadsworth Hodkinson genannt W. W. Hodkinson (* 16. August 1881 in Pueblo (Colorado); † 2. Juni 1971 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer Filmunternehmer der Pionierzeit des Kinos. In den 1930er Jahren versuchte er sich als Flugzeugbauer und führte ein Flugreiseunternehmen in Lateinamerika, das er jedoch 1936 nach einigen Flugunglücken wieder aufgab. (de) William Wadsworth Hodkinson, o W. W. Hodkinson, (Independence, 16 agosto 1881 – Los Angeles, 2 giugno 1971), è stato un imprenditore statunitense.Era conosciuto con il nome The Man Who Invented Hollywood (L'uomo che inventò Hollywood): aprì nel 1907 a Ogden, nello Utah, una delle prime sale cinematografiche degli Stati Uniti. In pochi anni, cambiò il modo di produrre, distribuire, programmare i film.Diventò il maggior distributore di film della costa occidentale e nel 1914 fondò e divenne presidente della prima casa di distribuzione a livello nazionale, la Paramount Pictures Corporation. Fu lui, sempre nel 1914, a disegnare il logo della montagna che sarebbe diventato il simbolo della Paramount. (it) William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited. He became a leading West Coast film distributor in the early days of motion pictures and in 1912 he co-founded and became president of the first nationwide film distributor, Paramount Pictures Corporation. Hodkinson was also responsible for doodling the mountain that became the Paramount logo in 1914. After being driven out of Paramount, he established his own independent distribution company, the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, in 1917, before selling it off in (en)
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