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Screen Gems
Type Subsidiary
Founded 1940
Headquarters Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Industry Motion pictures
Parent Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group

Screen Gems is an American subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company

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Animation studio: 1940–1946

For an entire decade, Charles B. Mintz distributed his Krazy Kat, Scrappy, and Color Rhapsody animated film shorts through Columbia Pictures. Charles B Mintz ( November 5, 1889 – December 30, 1939) was an American Film producer and distributor who took control Krazy Kat is a Comic strip created by George Herriman that appeared in U Scrappy is a Cartoon character created by Dick Huemer for Charles Mintz 's Krazy Kat Studio. Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot Animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles B Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. When Mintz became indebted to Columbia in 1939, he ended up selling his studio to them. Under new management, the studio assumed a new name, Screen Gems. Jimmy Bronis, Mintz's production manager became the studio head, but was shortly replaced by Mintz's brother-in-law, George Winkler. After this, Columbia decided to "clean house" by ousting the bulk of the staff (including Winkler) and hiring creative cartoonist, Frank Tashlin. Frank Tashlin (born Francis Fredrick von Taschlein February 19, 1913 – May 5, 1972, also known as Tish Tash or After Tashlin's short stay came Dave Fleischer and after several of his successors came Ray Katz and Henry Binder from Warner Bros. Animators, directors, and writers at the series included people such as Art Davis, Sid Marcus, Bob Wickersham, and, during its latter period, Bob Clampett. David Fleischer ( July 14 1894 – June 25 1979) was an Austrian-American Animator of Jewish ancestry Film director Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Arthur "Art" Davis ( June 14 1905 &ndash May 9 2000) was an Animator and a director for Warner Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer

The studio had several characters on their roster. These included Flippy, Willoughby Wren, and Tito and his Burrito. Willoughby's Magic Hat is a 1943 Phantasies animated Short subject directed by Bob Wickersham, produced by However, the most successful characters the studio had were The Fox and the Crow, a comic duo of a refined Fox and a street-wise Crow. The Fox and the Crow are a pair of Anthropomorphic Cartoon characters created by Frank Tashlin for the Screen Gems studio

Screen Gems is also notable for being, in an attempt to keep costs low, the last American animation studio to stop producing black and white cartoons. The final black-and-white Screen Gems shorts appeared in 1946, over three years after the second-longest holdouts (Famous Studios and Leon Schlesinger Productions). Famous Studios, renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956 was the Animation division of the Hollywood film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 Warner Bros Cartoons Inc was the Animation division of Warner Bros During that same year, the studio shut its doors for good, though their animation output continued to be distributed until 1949.

The Screen Gems cartoons were only moderately successful when compared to those of Disney, Warner Bros., and MGM. Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and The studio's purpose was assumed by an outside producer, United Productions of America (UPA), whose cartoons, including Gerald McBoing Boing and the Mr. Magoo series, were major critical and commercial successes. United Productions of America, better known as UPA, was an American Animation studio of the 1940s through present day beginning with industrial films Gerald McBoing-Boing is an animated short film produced by United Productions of America (UPA and given wide release by Columbia Pictures on January 25 Mr Quincy Magoo (or simply Mr Magoo) is a cartoon character created at the UPA animation studio in 1949

Television subsidiary: 1948–1974

In 1948, Screen Gems was revived to serve as the television subsidiary of Columbia, producing and syndicating several popular shows (see below) and also syndicating Columbia Pictures' theatrical film library to television, including the wildly successful series of two-reel short subjects starring The Three Stooges in the late 1950s. The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films Earlier, they also acquired syndication rights to a package of Universal horror films, which was enormously successful in reviving that genre. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The final notable production from this incarnation of Screen Gems was the 1974 mini-series QB VII. A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes QB VII by Leon Uris was a best seller published in 1970 This four-part novel highlights the events leading to a life-shattering libel trial in the United Kingdom

From 1958 through 1974, under President Don Kirshner and Vice President of Production Harry Ackerman, Screen Gems delivered the classic sitcoms: Father Knows Best, Dennis the Menace, The Donna Reed Show, Hazel, Gidget, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie, The Flying Nun, The Monkees, and The Partridge Family. Don Kirshner (born April 17, 1934) known as The Man With the Golden Ear is an American song publisher and rock producer who is best known for managing Harry Ackerman ( November 17 1912 in Albany New York - February 3 1991 in Burbank California) was a famed TV Executive Father Knows Best was an American radio and television Sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s portrayed an idealized vision of Middle class The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1958 to 1966. For the British television series of a similar name see Hazell (TV series. Gidget is a character created by author Frederick Kohner (based on his teenage daughter Kathy in his 1957 novel Gidget the Girl with Big Ideas. Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a Fantasy premise The Flying Nun is a Sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career It was also the original distributor for Hanna-Barbera Productions, an animation studio founded by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera after leaving Columbia's now-semi-sister studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. William Denby "Bill" Hanna (July 14 1910 – March 22 2001 was an influential American Animator, director, producer, Joseph Roland "Joe" Barbera (; March 24 1911 – December 18 2006 was an influential American Animator, director, producer

In the late 1950s Screen Gems would also go into broadcasting. Stations that would be owned by Screen Gems over the years would include KCPX (Salt Lake City), WVUE (New Orleans), WAPA (San Juan), WNJU (Linden, NJ), and several radio stations as well, including 50,000-watt clear channel WWVA (Wheeling WV). KTVX ( "ABC4") is the ABC affiliate in Salt Lake City Utah. WVUE was also the callsign for Channel 12 in Wilmington Delaware in the late 1950s WAPA-TV is a full-power independent television station located in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico transmitting over analog channel 4 digital channel 27 WNJU, channel 47 is the flagship station of the Spanish-language Telemundo Television network, licensed to Linden New Jersey and serving the This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The term is also used in the context of T1 A clear channel, in its general sense is a communications channel, such as a radio WWVA is an AM Radio station that broadcasts on a frequency of 1170 KHz with studios in Wheeling West Virginia, USA

In 1974, the Screen Gems name was retired and Columbia's television subsidiary became Columbia Pictures Television. Columbia Pictures Television (CPT was the second name of the Columbia Pictures television division Screen Gems (SG Changes in corporate ownership of Columbia came in 1982, when The Coca-Cola Company bought the company, although continuing to trade under the CPT name. The Coca-Cola Company ( is the world's largest beverage company largest manufacturer distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and Syrups in the world In the mid-1980s, Coca-Cola reorganized its television holdings to create Coca-Cola Television, merging CPT with the television unit of Embassy Communications as Columbia/Embassy Television, although both companies continued to use separate identities until 1988, when it and TriStar Television were reunited under the CPT name. TriStar Television (first spelled Tri-Star) was an American television Production company that was In 1989 Columbia Pictures was purchased by Sony Corporation of Japan. is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest Media conglomerates with For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In 1991, Columbia Pictures Entertainment was renamed to Sony Pictures Entertainment as a film production-distribution subsidiary, and subsequently combined CPT with a revived TriStar Television in 1994 to form Columbia TriStar Television. Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc ( SPE) is the television and Film production/distribution unit of Japanese Media conglomerate Sony Columbia TriStar Television Inc was the third name of the Television studio Screen Gems, adopted with the Columbia-TriStar merger of 1991

The television division today is presently known as Sony Pictures Television. Sony Pictures Television Inc (SPT is an American Television production /distribution company

Selected TV shows

Television programs produced and/or syndicated by Screen Gems (most shows produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions are now owned and distributed by Warner Bros. Television, except for Jeannie (see below):

Specialty feature film studio, 1999–present

In September 2002, Columbia TriStar Television became Sony Pictures Television, while three years earlier, in 1999, Screen Gems was resurrected as a second specialty film producing arm of Sony's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, after Sony Pictures Classics. Warner Bros Television is the television production and distribution arm of Warner Bros Jeannie was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Screen Gems from September Burns and Allen, an American comedy duo consisting of George Burns and his wife Gracie Allen, worked together as a comedy team The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin is a Children's television program which ran on ABC from October 1954 until August 1959. Father Knows Best was an American radio and television Sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s portrayed an idealized vision of Middle class Treasure Hunt (or The New Treasure Hunt) was a United States television game show that ran in the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s Huckleberry "Huck" Hound is a fictional cartoon character created and produced by Hanna-Barbera, and the star of the 1958 syndicated animated series The Donna Reed Show is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1958 to 1966. Tightrope was a 1959 half hour weekly CBS American television series produced by Russell Rouse and Clarence Greene in cooperation with Screen Quick Draw McGraw is the anthropomorphic cartoon horse starring in The Quick Draw McGraw Show, the third cartoon television production created by Hanna-Barbera following The Three Stooges were an American Vaudeville and Comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous Short subject films Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America The Flintstones is an animated American television sitcom that ran from 1960 to 1966 on ABC. Yogi Bear is a fictional Anthropomorphic Bear who appears in Animated cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Top Cat is a Hanna-Barbera Prime time animated television series which ran from September 27, 1961 to April 18, The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. For the British television series of a similar name see Hazell (TV series. The Farmer's Daughter is an American situation comedy series that was produced by Screen Gems Television and aired on ABC Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972. Jonny Quest (often referred to as The Adventures of Jonny Quest) is a Science fiction / Adventure animated television series Magilla Gorilla is the main character from The Magilla Gorilla Show, an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera between January Peter Potamus is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and first broadcast on September 16, 1964 (Early promotional materials Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United Camp Runamuck was an American sitcom which ran on NBC during the 1965 - 1966 television season that related the wacky goings-on at the Gidget is a 1965 Screen Gems sitcom about a Surfing, boy-crazy teenager called " Gidget " and her widowed I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a Fantasy premise Sidney Sheldon ( February 11 1917 &ndash January 30 2007) was an Academy Award -winning American writer who won awards in Love on a Rooftop is an American sitcom about a newlywed couple Dave and Julie Willis and their humorous struggles to survive in San Francisco on For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Raybert Productions was a 1960s Production company, founded by Robert (Bob Rafelson and Bert Schneider. The Flying Nun is a Sitcom produced by Screen Gems for ABC based on the book The Fifteenth Pelican, by Tere Rios The Johnny Cash Show was an American Television Music variety show presented by Johnny Cash. The Partridge Family was a successful American Television sitcom about a widowed mother and her five children who embarked on a music career Bridget Loves Bernie is an American television comedy program created by Bernard Slade. Temperatures Rising was an American television Situation comedy that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, Temperatures Rising was an American television Situation comedy that ran from September 12, 1972 to August 29, The Young and the Restless is a 39 time Emmy Award winning American Television Soap opera, first broadcast on CBS on March 26 William Joseph Bell ( March 6, 1927 &ndash April 29, 2005) was the creator and executive producer of the extremely successful Soap Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice was a Situation comedy broadcast in the United States by ABC as part of its 1973 fall lineup. This article is about the American TV series 'Police Story' for the Jackie Chan film see Police Story (film, for the Roddenberry pilot see Police Jeannie was a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in association with Screen Gems from September Sony Pictures Television Inc (SPT is an American Television production /distribution company Sony Pictures Classics is one of two specialty film divisions of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the other being Screen Gems (which produces more genre-specific fare Similar to Dimension Films, Screen Gems produces and releases smaller-budget science fiction, horror, teen movies, farce or ethnic films with more centralized target audiences than Columbia TriStar's mainstream outputs, although it started out as a sister studio of Sony Pictures Classics, which produced more mature, intellectual fare. Dimension Films is a motion picture unit currently a part of The Weinstein Company. Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers The teen film (also called teen movie or teenpic) is a Film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the A farce is a Comedy written for the stage or film which aims to Entertain the audience by means of unlikely extravagant and improbable situations disguise and mistaken Sony Pictures Classics is one of two specialty film divisions of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the other being Screen Gems (which produces more genre-specific fare

The most-successful Screen Gems film commercially as of 2007 was Resident Evil: Extinction, which grossed $147,713,442 in international box office receipts.

Screen Gems films

EUE/Screen Gems

Screen Gems should not be confused with EUE/Screen Gems LTD and EUE/Screen Gems Studios. Resident Evil Extinction is a 2007 Science fiction action Horror film. Stomp the Yard is a 2007 Drama Film with produced by Rainforest Films and released through Sony Pictures ' Screen Gems division The Brothers Solomon is a Comedy film released on September 7, 2007, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. }} Columbia Pictures Industries Inc is an American Film production and distribution company Vacancy is a 2007 horror / thriller, which stars Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale. Hostel Part II is the 2007 Sequel to writer-director Eli Roth's 2005 Horror film Hostel. Lionsgate redirects here For other meanings see Lions' Gate (disambiguation‎. Hostel Part II is the 2007 Sequel to writer-director Eli Roth's 2005 Horror film Hostel. Hostel Part II is the 2007 Sequel to writer-director Eli Roth's 2005 Horror film Hostel. First Sunday is a 2008 American Comedy film from Screen Gems, directed written and produced by David E Untraceable is a 2008 film thriller starring Diane Lane, Joseph Cross, Billy Burke and Colin Hanks. Prom Night is a 2008 Slasher film from Screen Gems directed by Nelson McCormick and starring Brittany Snow. Lakeview Terrace is a 2008 thriller / Comedy Film directed by Neil LaBute, produced by Will Smith, and starring Quarantine is a 2008 American Horror film directed by John Erick Dowdle and starring Jennifer Carpenter. Steven F Seagal (born April 10 1951 is an American Action movie Actor, producer, writer director, Martial artist Boogeyman 2 is a Horror film directed by Jeff Betancourt and starring Danielle Savre, and is the sequel to the 2005 film Boogeyman Silent Night Deadly Night is a 1984 Slasher film directed by Charles E Gabriel is a 2007 Australian Supernatural Action film set in Purgatory. Resident Evil Degeneration, known in Japan as, is the first full-length CG animation feature based upon the Resident Evil Obsession is a 1976 Psychological thriller / mystery directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève known as Forbidden Siren in Europe and Australia, is a stealth-based Survival horror video game developed by Sony Computer When a Stranger Calls is a 2006 Remake of the 1979 film with the same name. Underworld Rise of the Lycans is the third installment in the Underworld series. Resident Evil Extinction is a 2007 Science fiction action Horror film. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ( 1999) is a Novel by Stephen King about a nine year old girl Patricia "Trisha" McFarland who gets

Main article: EUE/Screen Gems

EUE/Screen Gems LTD owns and operates motion picture and television production facilities in Wilmington, North Carolina and New York, NY. EUE/Screen Gems LTD owns and operates motion picture and television production facilities in Wilmington North Carolina and New York City. The company owns and operates one of the most successful commercial production companies in the world.

EUE/Screen Gems branded content division collaborates with global brands and advertising agencies for the development, production, marketing and distribution of filmed entertainment for all media – including theatrical feature film, television, and digital content for the Web and mobile platforms.

The CW Network show “One Tree Hill” and over 300 films, commercials and television projects have been shot at the Wilmington studios. The Rachel Ray Show is produced for CBS Productions at the New York facility which has also hosted hundreds of productions since 1965.

EUE/Screen Gems Studios

EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, NC was built by Dino De Laurentiis in 1984. It operated under the name DEG (DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group) until 1990, when it was purchased by Carolco (producers of the Terminator movies).

George Cooney, owner of EUE/Screen Gems, acquired the Wilmington Studios in 1996 and renamed it EUE/Screen Gems Studios. In 1998, the studio built a 9th stage in Wilmington and has recently acquired 12 adjacent acres for future expansion.

The company and Columbia Pictures

In 1965, Columbia Pictures acquired a fifty percent intent in the New York based commercial production company EUE. At that time Screen Gems was the television production division of Columbia Pictures. The commercial company was incorporated into the television division and renamed EUE/Screen Gems.

In 1982, Columbia was sold to Coca-Cola. EUE/Screen Gems and the New York production facility were sold to long time Columbia Pictures Executive, George Cooney. Mitchell Brill left Lifetime Television and joined Screen Gems.

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