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Metro Pictures Corporation

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Metro Pictures Corporation

[Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production and distribution company. Established by Richard A. Rowland in 1915, the company merged with Goldwyn Pictuers and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924.]
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85151665
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Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Name Authority File
Collection Membership(s)
- Names Collection - Authorized Headings
- LC Names Collection - General Collection
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC%7Cn+85151665#skos:Concept
Sources
- found: Scaramouche [MP] 1923: credits (Metro Pictures Corporation)
- found: American film-index, 1916-1920, 1984 (Metro Pictures Corp.; formed in 1915)
- found: Slide, A. The American film industry, 1986 (Metro Pictures Corporation; in 1924 Metro Pictures Corporation, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and independent producer Louis B. Mayer joined to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
- found: Wikipedia, Jan. 28, 2011 (Metro Pictures Corporation; est. by Richard A. Rowland; distribution and production company)
General Notes
- [Metro Pictures Corporation was a motion picture production and distribution company. Established by Richard A. Rowland in 1915, the company merged with Goldwyn Pictuers and Louis B. Mayer Pictures to form Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924.]
Change Notes
- 1987-04-07: new
- 2012-07-31: revised

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