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'''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.
'''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.


==Biography==
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Charles O. Baumann was born in to a Jewish family.<ref name=" Erens">{{cite book |first=Patricia |last=Erens|year=1988 |title=The Jew in American Cinema|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-v2Di_5ShGMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=fi#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0253204933|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> 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 [[Keystone Studios|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.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/people/executives/Baumann-Charles.O.html ''Charles O. Baumann''] at Silent Era. Retrieved 2013-01-14.</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Koszarski | first = Richard | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Fort Lee: The Film Town | place = Rome, Italy | publisher = John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl | year = 2004 | volume = | edition = | url = http://books.google.nl/books?id=5w0r8YKan04C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fort+Lee:+the+film+town+Door+Richard+Koszarski&hl=nl&ei=fyO4TcjINoKeOpr32LsP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn= 0-86196-653-8 | quote = , p.11, 13, 33, 34}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Fort Lee Film Commission | first = | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry | place = | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | year = 2006 | volume = | edition = | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=ViR3b72xkK0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fort+Lee+Birthplace+of+the+Motion+Picture+Industry&hl=nl&ei=ah3lTdmHMY7rObrH9bIG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-7385-4501-5 | quote = , p.17}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=moving%20picture%20world%20AND%20collection%3Amediahistory The Moving Picture World], "C.O. Baumann Talks of Plans", Sep 5, 1914, p.1349</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=moving%20picture%20world%20AND%20collection%3Amediahistory The Moving Picture World], "Mecca of the Motion Picture", July 10, 1915, p.215-218</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=moving%20picture%20world%20AND%20collection%3Amediahistory The Moving Picture World], "Motion Picture Studios in California", March 10, 1917, p.1599-1612</ref>
===Early life===
Charles O. Baumann was born on January 20, 1874 in to a Jewish family in [[New York City]].<ref name=" Erens">{{cite book |first=Patricia |last=Erens|year=1988 |title=The Jew in American Cinema|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-v2Di_5ShGMC&printsec=frontcover&hl=fi#v=onepage&q&f=false|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=0253204933|accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref>

===Career===
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 his most-successful companies was the [[Keystone Studios|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.

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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.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/people/executives/Baumann-Charles.O.html ''Charles O. Baumann''] at Silent Era. Retrieved 2013-01-14.</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Koszarski | first = Richard | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Fort Lee: The Film Town | place = Rome, Italy | publisher = John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl | year = 2004 | volume = | edition = | url = http://books.google.nl/books?id=5w0r8YKan04C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fort+Lee:+the+film+town+Door+Richard+Koszarski&hl=nl&ei=fyO4TcjINoKeOpr32LsP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn= 0-86196-653-8 | quote = , p.11, 13, 33, 34}}</ref><ref>{{Citation | last = Fort Lee Film Commission | first = | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry | place = | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | year = 2006 | volume = | edition = | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=ViR3b72xkK0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Fort+Lee+Birthplace+of+the+Motion+Picture+Industry&hl=nl&ei=ah3lTdmHMY7rObrH9bIG&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false | doi = | id = | isbn = 0-7385-4501-5 | quote = , p.17}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=moving%20picture%20world%20AND%20collection%3Amediahistory The Moving Picture World], "C.O. Baumann Talks of Plans", Sep 5, 1914, p.1349</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=moving%20picture%20world%20AND%20collection%3Amediahistory The Moving Picture World], "Mecca of the Motion Picture", July 10, 1915, p.215-218</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/search.php?query=moving%20picture%20world%20AND%20collection%3Amediahistory The Moving Picture World], "Motion Picture Studios in California", March 10, 1917, p.1599-1612</ref>

===Death===
He died on July 18, 1931 in New York City.


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Revision as of 13:29, 29 May 2014

Charles O. Baumann
Born
Charles O. Baumann

(1874-01-20)January 20, 1874
New York City
DiedJuly 18, 1931(1931-07-18) (aged 57)
New York City,U.S.
Occupation(s)film studio executive, film producer
Years active1908–1920

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.

Biography

Early life

Charles O. Baumann was born on January 20, 1874 in to a Jewish family in New York City.[1]

Career

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 his 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.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Death

He died on July 18, 1931 in New York City.

Bibliography

  • The Moving Picture World, archived issues at Media History Digital Library at archive.org
  • Lahue, Kalton (1971); Mack Sennett's Keystone: The Man, the Myth and the Comedies; New York: Barnes & Co.; ISBN 978-0-498-07461-5 (p. 17-42, 64, 109, 155, 241, 242, 289)
  • MacGowan, Kenneth (1965); Behind The Screen: The History and Techniques of The Motion Picture; New York: Dell Publishing Co. (pg.171, 175, 208)

References

  1. ^ Erens, Patricia (1988). The Jew in American Cinema. Indiana University Press. ISBN 0253204933. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Charles O. Baumann at Silent Era. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8, , p.11, 13, 33, 34
  4. ^ Fort Lee Film Commission (2006), Fort Lee Birthplace of the Motion Picture Industry, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 0-7385-4501-5, , p.17
  5. ^ The Moving Picture World, "C.O. Baumann Talks of Plans", Sep 5, 1914, p.1349
  6. ^ The Moving Picture World, "Mecca of the Motion Picture", July 10, 1915, p.215-218
  7. ^ The Moving Picture World, "Motion Picture Studios in California", March 10, 1917, p.1599-1612

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