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Charles O. Baumann
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| Born | January 20, 1874 |
| Died | July 18, 1931 (aged 57) New York City, U.S.
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| Occupation | Film studio executive, film producer |
| Years active | 1908–1920 |
Charles O. Baumann (born January 20, 1874 – died July 18, 1931) was an important American film producer and studio executive. He was a true pioneer in the early days of movies. He helped create some of the biggest film companies we know today, like Universal Studios. He also supported the making of the very first films starring the famous Charlie Chaplin.
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Charles O. Baumann's Amazing Career
Starting in the Movie Business
Charles Baumann began his journey in the movie world in 1908. He was a partner in a company called Crescent Film Company. The next year, he also joined Bison Life Motion Pictures. These were some of the first companies making movies.
In 1912, Charles Baumann helped start a very big company. It was called Universal Film Manufacturing Company. Today, you know it as Universal Studios! He was also its first president.
Creating Famous Films
One of his most successful companies was Keystone Film Company. This company was led by Mack Sennett. Keystone made the very first movies that featured Charlie Chaplin. Chaplin later became one of the most famous movie stars ever.
Charles Baumann and his partner, Adam Kessel, had another company. It was called New York Motion Picture Company. This company made many films under different names. Some of these names were Broncho, Domino, and Kay-Bee Pictures. Baumann also started other companies, like 101 Bison Company and Reliance Motion Picture Corporation.
Distributing Movies
In the mid-1910s, Baumann and Kessel also started helping movies get to theaters. They created Mutual Film Corporation for this. Later, this company joined with Triangle Film Corporation. Baumann kept making movies into the early 1920s. He was a partner in the Kessel-Baumann Picture Corporation.
His Final Years
Charles Baumann passed away on July 18, 1931. He died from the flu in New York City.
