What was the original name of Paramount Pictures?
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
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Answer
The original name of Paramount Pictures was Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. It was formed in 1916 after the merger of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company and Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company.
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