Hollywood's studios
Who
Jewish immigrant entrepreneurs including Carl Laemmle, Adolph Zukor, William Fox, Louis B. Mayer, Samuel Goldwyn and the Warner brothers
When
1910s–1920s
Where
Hollywood, California, United States
The major Hollywood studios — Universal, Paramount, Fox, MGM, Warner Bros. and Columbia — were founded in the early twentieth century largely by Jewish immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe. Historian Neal Gabler documented this in 'An Empire of Their Own,' showing how these outsiders built the American film industry.
Sources
Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.