Biograph Company, Neighbor

<strong>Established in 1895, American Mutoscope &amp; Biograph Company, the oldest movie company in America. Biograph began in 1895 near the dawn of a new century. It was the brain child of four men. The first President of Biograph was W. K. L. Dickson former inventor that worked along side Thomas Edison in his lab at Menlo Park, New jersey. Dickson brought his invention with him to the company. The invention... was thre movies. Biograph first made nickelodeons for amusement houses called &#34;Mutoscopes&#34;. These nickelodeons eventually became movie houses that showed projected film. The name of the projector was the &#34;Biograph&#34;. This was the birth of movies as we know it. Biograph launched the careers of such famous individuals as director D. W,. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Mack Sennett, Lionel Barrymore and Lillian Gish among many others. Biograph also discovered a nice little village to shoot in when they were in California in 1910. This village was known as Hollywood. Now Biograph enters another century, is an all encompassing creative, and independent entertainment company. Our wide variety of entertainment includes independent films, cable/television, digital media, commercial production, promotional and corporate productions, multimedia, and theatre. With its history, diversity, and reputation. With corporate America taking over most film companies, Biograph strives to keep the artistic realm of entertainment alive.</strong>