P.S. to Phil That magazine starts in our Sunday auction beginning January 8th. I think the supersized image will be bigger in that. If you want it before then, just let me know.
Bruce On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Bruce Hershenson <[email protected] > wrote: > Here is his original article: > http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/paramount-hits-a-new-peak > > From that article: > > "While the studio’s origins date back to 1912, and the release of the > Sarah Bernhardt feature *Queen Elizabeth*, the mountain logo was first > used in 1916 both in print advertising and onscreen.," > > In their press release, they wrote the above, and Leonard quoted it > without checking it. > > So they are making 2012 their 100th anniversary (even though they were the > Paramount Program from 1912 to 1915 when they actually all merged). Their > mistake was in saying that their logo was not used in print until 1916 > (they may well have been right when they said it was first used at the > start of a movie in 1916). > > Who am I to judge? I wrote 75th when I should have wrote 95th because I > didn't proofread my post! > > Bruce > > > On Fri, Dec 23, 2011 at 7:58 AM, Dave Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ** >> ...Not to mention, 1916 was 95 years ago, not 75, so they were WAAAAAAY >> off! >> ;-) >> >> Dave >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Bruce Hershenson <[email protected]> >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Sent:* Friday, December 23, 2011 7:30 AM >> *Subject:* [MOPO] I found a significant mistake that a major studio made! >> >> Wow! I found a significant mistake that a major studio made! Paramount >> Pictures said that this year was the 75th anniversary of their famous logo, >> because it was first used in 1916. But I knew otherwise, and proved it was >> used as early as August, 1914, so they were off by two years. Read about it >> Leonard Maltin's fine site here: >> >> http://blogs.indiewire.com/leonardmaltin/paramount-logo-revisited >> >> -- >> Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team >> P.O. Box 874 >> West Plains, MO 65775 >> Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we >> take lunch) >> our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> >> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> >> >> <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/signature/20111028Frankensteinemployeegroupphotosignature.jpg> >> >> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com >> ___________________________________________________________________ How >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: >> [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF >> MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. >> >> > > > -- > Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team > P.O. Box 874 > West Plains, MO 65775 > Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we > take lunch) > our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> > our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> > > <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/signature/20111028Frankensteinemployeegroupphotosignature.jpg> > > -- Bruce Hershenson and the other 24 members of the eMoviePoster.com team P.O. Box 874 West Plains, MO 65775 Phone: 417-256-9616 (hours: Mon-Fri 9 to 5 except from 12 to 1 when we take lunch) our site <http://www.emovieposter.com/> our auctions <http://www.emovieposter.com/agallery/all.html> <http://www.emovieposter.com/unused/signature/20111028Frankensteinemployeegroupphotosignature.jpg> Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
