American Mutoscope and Biograph Studios (New York City, New York)

USA / New Jersey / West New York / New York City, New York
 place with historical importance, film/video production studio/facility, historical layer / disappeared object
11 E. 14th was the second studio ( and the first indoor studio) of the newly merged American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, the first studio in the world to use indoor lighting. It was also one of the largest studios of the early silent era. Constructed in a now razed brownstone in 1906, the company's stars included the pioneering director D.W. Griffith, and box office giants Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish. In 1913 the company moved to its next studio at 807 East 175th Street in The Bronx.

Griffith eventually moved his unit to the west coast.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biograph_Company
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biograph_Studios
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Coordinates:   40°44'9"N   73°59'33"W
This article was last modified 7 years ago