roots in the early 19th century. As the story goes
the name "Hollywood" owes its birth, migrated to America, the couple Wilcox, which acquired in the vicinity at the time of the small town of Los Angeles, a large piece of land. At the request of the couple, this site has been named Hollywood, which means «wood» - wood and «holly» - holly. According to historians, a few years later, Wilcox began to lease part of their land and eventually grew around their estate settlement, which was annexed to Los Angeles as a suburb.In the early twentieth century, Colonel William N. Zeling bought a piece of land the couple Wilcox, which placed part of his production company, which was created in Chicago. The big boost in the development of cinema in the United States received a significant population of displaced persons within its territory. It settlers became the founders of the major American film studios, for example, a journeyman furrier Adolph Zukor, a refugee from Hungary, was the founder of «Paramount», and Warner Brothers, who were engaged in advertising bike, eventually created a «Warner Brosers», merchant clothing from Germany Carl Lemley began founder of the company «Universal», well, the company «Metro-Goldwin-Mayer» founded the Russian scrap metal trader Louis B. Mayer.
Initially, the actors in American films were shot under pseudonyms, such as "The Girl Vitografa" or "Little Mary". However, the signing of Carl Lemley, the founder of the film company «Universal, the contract with the actress Florence Lawrence, was the beginning of the era of the glory and fame of Hollywood actors and put an end to the incognito actors.
Colonel William N. Zeling
