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Birth of Hollywood: Lasky Goldwyn De Mille Move West
The founders of the Jesse Lasky Feature Play Company faced bankruptcy from the start. A failed Flagstaff filming venture due to heavy rain led Cecil B. De Mille to seek work in Los Angeles where Hollywood drew him to start anew with a barn rented for 25 dollars monthly and the move toward a new motion picture era.
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Flagstaff
United States
Hollywood
Jesse Lasky
Samuel Goldwyn
Cecil B. de Mille
New York
Claridge Hotel
Milton Boyle
Dustin Farnum
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Arizona
Los Angeles
Hal Roach
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