- Thomas Lincoln Tally
Thomas Lincoln Tally (1861 –
November 24 ,1945 ) on or nearApril 16 ,1902 opened his Electric Theater inLos Angeles , the first movie theatre in that city and the first movie theater known to have been built from the ground up in a separate building. WithJames Dixon Williams he foundedFirst National Pictures . [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Celebrating July 2 -- What If...; 10 Days That Changed History |url= |quote=Then, in spring 1902, Thomas L. Tally opened his Electric Theater in Los Angeles, a radical new venture devoted to movies and other high-tech devices of the era, like audio recordings. "Tally was the first person to offer a modern multimedia entertainment experience to the American public," says the film historianMarc Wanamaker . Before long, his successful movie palace produced imitators nationally, which would become known as "nickelodeons." America's love affair with the moving image -- from the silver screen to YouTube -- would endure after all. |publisher=New York Times |date=July 2 ,2006 |accessdate=2007-08-21 ] [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=First Film House is Victim of Time. Used Clothing Store Stands on Its Unmarked Site. |url= |quote=Los Angeles ,April 17 ,1962 One of the historic sites of the movie industry has been obliterated by time, squalor and indifference. |publisher=New York Times |date=April 17 ,1962 , Tuesday |accessdate=2007-08-21 ] He was the first to show a color movie in 1912, and he was the first to signCharlie Chaplin andMary Pickford to a movie contract. cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Thomas L. Tally, Film Pioneer, Dies. Producer First SignedMary Pickford , Chaplin. A Founder ofFirst National Pictures . |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=November 25 ,1945 , Sunday |accessdate=2007-08-21 ]Lawsuits
*Tally v. Ganahl, 151 California Supreme Court 418 (1907)
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