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- By the end of 1962, MCA assumed full ownership of Universal.
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The long-awaited takeover of Universal Pictures by MCA, Inc. happened in mid-1962 as part of the MCA-Decca Records merger. The company reverted in name to Universal Pictures from Universal-International.
Nov 27, 1990 · 1912: Carl Laemmle joins with a half-dozen small motion picture companies to create Universal Pictures. Three years later, he moves the studios to a 230-acre former chicken ranch in North...
In December 1958, MCA bought the 423-acre (1.71 km 2) Universal Studios lot from Universal Pictures for $11,250,000 and renamed it, as well as the actual television unit, Revue Studios. [10] As part of the deal, MCA leased the studios back to Universal for $2 million a year, plus unlimited access to MCA's clients such as Jimmy Stewart, Rock ...
Key Dates: 1913: Traffic in Souls, Universal's first feature length film, is produced. 1930: Studio's first Academy Award for Best Picture for All Quiet on the Western Front. 1945: Wartime motion picture production reaches rate at one film per week. 1952: Decca Records acquires Universal. 1962: MCA acquires Decca Records.
Jun 19, 2003 · The label’s roots go back to 1962, when MCA first acquired Universal Pictures’ parent company, Decca Records. Two years later, MCA purchased the publishing catalogs of Leeds Music and Duchess Music , forming the seeds of MCA Music Publishing , which evolved into Universal Music Publishing Group .
In 1964, MCA formed Universal City Studios, Inc., merging the motion pictures and television arms of Universal Pictures Company and Revue Productions (officially renamed as Universal Television in 1966).
Dec 10, 1996 · MCA Inc. has officially changed its name to Universal Studios Inc. and – after a year of design efforts – updated its logo. The MCA name has existed since 1924, when Julius Caesar (Jules) Stein...
