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American Vitagraph
Company
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Type of Company
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Production company
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Country of Origination
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United States of America
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Years of Operation
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Active March 1897 through 14 February 1900
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Company Principals
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J. Stuart Blackton
Albert E. Smith
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Company Offices
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unknown
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Company Studios
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unknown
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American Vitagraph Company was formed in March 1897. Vitagraph films were distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company after a Fall 1898 lawsuit. The agreement with Edison expired on 29 January 1900, and on 15 February 1900 the company became The Vitagraph Company of America.
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