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William Wadsworth Hodkinson (Film Producer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
*** ,1881
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Death day
June 2, 1971 (89 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
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Celebrities born on August 16
Born in 1881
Leo named William
Film Producers from Kansas
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First name William
William Wadsworth Hodkinson
William Wadsworth Hodkinson, better known as W. W. Hodkinson, was born in Independence, Kansas. Known as the inventor of Hollywood, he opened one of the first cinemas in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed and presented. He became the West Bank's first film distributor at the start of cinema and in 1912 he co-founded and became president of the first national film distributor, Paramount Pictures Corporation. Hodkinson was also responsible for scribbling the mountain that became Paramount's emblem in 1914. After being kicked out of Paramount, he founded his own independent distribution company, W. W. Hodkinson Corporation, in 1917, before selling it in 1924. He left the film industry in 1929 to found Hodkinson Aviation Corporation, then founded the Central American Aviation Corporation and the Companía Nacional de Aviación in Guatemala.

About William Wadsworth Hodkinson

Film Producer William Wadsworth Hodkinson was born on August 16, 1881 in Kansas, United States (He dies at the age of 89, on June 2, 1971).

He was dubbed the"Father of Hollywood". He founded and served as president of the Paramount Pictures Corporation.

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William Wadsworth Hodkinson before becoming famous

William Wadsworth Hodkinson was born in the Zodiac sign Leo (The Lion), and 1881 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Serpent (蛇).

He opened a pay-to-enter cinema theater in Oregon in 1907.

Achievement of William Wadsworth Hodkinson

He designed the Paramount logo with the mountain backdrop in 1914.

William Wadsworth Hodkinson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He grew up in Kansas and worked as a courier for the Western Union Telegraph Company.

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He and Entrepreneur Walt Disney were rivals as well as contemporaries.

Walt Disney (1901 - 1966) (Entrepreneur)
Walt Disney (1901 - 1966)

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William Wadsworth Hodkinson Income & Net worth

William Wadsworth Hodkinson's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a film producer. Information about his net worth in 2025 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the William Wadsworth Hodkinson.

William Wadsworth Hodkinson Height and Weight

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Latest information about William Wadsworth Hodkinson updated on March 18 2023.