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Samuel Goldwyn (/ ˈ ɡ oʊ l d w ɪ n /; born Szmuel Gelbfisz; Yiddish: שמואל געלבפֿיש; August 27, 1882 (claimed but most likely July 1879) – January 31, 1974), also known as Samuel Goldfish, [1] was a Polish-born American film producer and pioneer in the American film industry, who produced Hollywood's first major motion picture.
Disney Channel (originally called The Disney Channel from 1996 to 1997) was an Australian pay television channel. It was the flagship television property owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company a localized version of the namesake American television channel launched in 1996, the network targeted towards children and their families, with original series and movies.
Samuel Goldwyn Television was the American television production/distribution division of The Samuel Goldwyn Company. Formed in 1979 by Samuel Goldwyn Jr. , the company's best-known series was the competition series American Gladiators , which was produced and distributed by the company from 1989 to 1996. [ 1 ]
Samuel Goldwyn Productions: Founded: June 16, 1978; 46 years ago () Founder: Samuel Goldwyn Jr. Defunct: July 1999; 25 years ago () Fate: Absorbed into United Artists: Successor: Studio: Samuel Goldwyn Films Library: Amazon MGM Studios: Parent: Metromedia (1996–1997) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1997–1999) Divisions: Samuel Goldwyn Television ...
In November 1995, Metromedia announced that it would acquire Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) for $32 million, followed by The Samuel Goldwyn Company for $115 million in February 1996. [53] [54] On April 11, 1997, Metromedia sold Orion/Goldwyn and MPCA to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) for $573 million and was closed on July 10 of the ...
In late 1996, New Zealand producer Timothy White became founding head of a co-production venture between Fox and Gibson, [6] called Fox-Icon, based at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. The company failed to produce a single film, shutting down in December 1999.
Through the 1940s and 1950s, many of Goldwyn's films starred Danny Kaye. Goldwyn's final production was the 1959 version of Porgy and Bess. Elements for many films produced by Samuel Goldwyn Productions between 1929 and 1955 are held by the Academy Film Archive as part of the Samuel Goldwyn Collection. [2]
New Jersey Drive: co-production with 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks: $5 million: $3,565,508 April 28, 1995: The Underneath: co-production with Populist Pictures: $6.5 million: $536,023 May 3, 1995: Panther [a] distribution only; produced by PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and Working Title Films: $6,834,525 August 16, 1995: The Usual Suspects [a]