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Selig, William N

LC control no.no 91015664
Personal name headingSelig, William N.
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Variant(s)Selig, W. N. (William N.)
Found inLC in OCLC, 6-12-91 (MLC usage: William N. Selig)
The drag-net [MP] 1936: credits (a W.N. Selig production)
NUCMC data from Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Margaret Herrick Library for William Selig collection, 1857-1979 (William N. Selig (1864-1948))
Col. William N. Selig, the man who invented Hollywood, 2011: ECIP data view (William Nicholas Selig; b. March 14, 1864, in Chicago, Illinois; d. July 16, 1948 in Los Angeles; pioneer in the American film industry; in 1896 Selig founded the Selig Polyscope Company in Chicago, one of the first motion picture studios in America; he began making actuality shorts, travelogues and industrial films for Chicago businesses.; in 1909 Selig was the first producer to expand film-making operations to the West Coast, where he set up studio facilities in the Edendale area of Los Angeles with director Francis Boggs; in his career, he produced over 3,500 films; in 1947 along with other film pioneers, he received a special Academy Honorary Award to acknowledge his role in building the film industry)