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Universal pictures. Lilly Hutson. Facts. When was it created? In New York, on 30 April 1912. Who created it? Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour. Who is the current CEO?

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  1. Universal pictures Lilly Hutson

  2. Facts When was it created? In New York, on 30 April 1912. Who created it? Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, and Jules Brulatour. Who is the current CEO? Ronald Meyer (since 1995).

  3. Who owns Universal Pictures? NBC Universal (Comcast) • Is one of Hollywood's "Big Six" film studios. • NBCUniversal, is an American worldwide mass media conglomerate owned by Comcast and headquartered at Rockefeller Plaza's Comcast Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

  4. What films have been made by Universal? 1910: • The Old Doll Maker • An Old-Fashioned Mother • The Transgression of Deacon Jones • The Lion Man • The Old Dutch 1920: • The Phantom Melody • The Girl in Number 29 • Burnt Wings • Locked Lips • The Vanishing Dagger 1930: • The Cohen’s and The Kelly’s in Scotland • Lucky Larkin • Trailing Trouble • Captain of the Guard • Hide Out

  5. 1940: • Ski Patrol • Bad Man from Red Butte • Winners of the West • Black Diamonds • Son of Roaring Dan 1950: • The Astonished Heart • Outside the Wall • Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion • Spy Hunt • The Rocking Horse Winner 1960: • The Brides of Dracula • Midnight Lace • Cone of Silence • Tomboy and the Champ • Portrait in Black

  6. 1970 • Diary of a Mad Housewife • The Act of The Heart • The Beguiled • Two-Lane Backtop • The Hired Hand 1980 • Endless Love • Heartbeeps • Zootsuit • On Golden Pond • The Four Seasons 1990 • Kindergarten Cop • Cry Baby • Lionheart • White Palace • Child’s Play 2 2000 • Bridget Jones’ Diary • The Fast and Furious • Bring it On • The Musketeer • ET

  7. 2010 • Ted • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Pitch Perfect • Les Misérables • Safe House 2020 • The Croods 2 • The Purge 5 • Last Christmas • Minions: The rise of Gru • Cats

  8. What genres does it specialise in?

  9. How many Oscars have they won? • 5 • BlacKkKlansman was up for Best Picture, Best Director (Spike Lee), Best Supporting Actor (Adam Driver), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best Film Editing. For Spike Lee, this is his first nomination for directing and his fifth overall, including his Best Picture and Adapted Screenplay nominations this year. He was previously nominated for his original screenplay for Do the Right Thing (1989) and for the documentary feature 4 Little Girls (1997). 

  10. What are their highest grossing films/franchises? • Jaws (1975) • Jurassic World (2015) • Furious 7 (2015) • Minions (2015) • Jurassic Park (1993) • Despicable Me 2 (2013) • The Secret Life of Pets (2016) • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) • Furious 6 (2013)

  11. Where are their organisations based? • Its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. 

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