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Charles Baumann is a person American born on 20 january 1874 at New York City (USA)
Charles O. Baumann (January 20, 1874 – July 18, 1931) was an American film producer, film studio executive, and a pioneer in the motion picture industry.
He was a partner in the Crescent Film Company formed in 1908 and in the Bison Life Motion Pictures production company formed in 1909. In 1912 he was a founder and the first president of Universal Film Manufacturing Company (now Universal Studios). One of Baumann's most-successful companies was the The Keystone Film Company, the production unit headed by Mack Sennett, which produced the first films to feature Charlie Chaplin. Adam Kessel and Baumann's New York Motion Picture Company produced many films under a number of brand names, including Broncho, Domino and Kay-Bee. Other companies formed by Baumann include the 101 Bison Company and Reliance Motion Picture Corporation. In the mid-1910s, Kessel and Baumann also branched into film distribution with their Mutual Film Corporation, which later was absorbed into Triangle Film Corporation. Baumann continued in production in the early 1920s as a partner in the Kessel-Baumann Picture Corporation production company.
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Birth name Charles O. Baumann
Nationality USA
Birth 20 january 1874 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 july 1931 (at 57 years) at New York City (USA)
Creator of Universal Studios
Creator of Universal Pictures
Nationality USA
Birth 20 january 1874 at New York City (USA)
Death 18 july 1931 (at 57 years) at New York City (USA)
Creator of Universal Studios
Creator of Universal Pictures
He was a partner in the Crescent Film Company formed in 1908 and in the Bison Life Motion Pictures production company formed in 1909. In 1912 he was a founder and the first president of Universal Film Manufacturing Company (now Universal Studios). One of Baumann's most-successful companies was the The Keystone Film Company, the production unit headed by Mack Sennett, which produced the first films to feature Charlie Chaplin. Adam Kessel and Baumann's New York Motion Picture Company produced many films under a number of brand names, including Broncho, Domino and Kay-Bee. Other companies formed by Baumann include the 101 Bison Company and Reliance Motion Picture Corporation. In the mid-1910s, Kessel and Baumann also branched into film distribution with their Mutual Film Corporation, which later was absorbed into Triangle Film Corporation. Baumann continued in production in the early 1920s as a partner in the Kessel-Baumann Picture Corporation production company.