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== History == | == History == | ||
− | This is a subset of the history that | + | This is a subset of the company history that focuses on elements relevant to specfict publishing. See [[Wikipedia:Filmways]] for a complete history of this company. |
* '''1960:''' Filmways, Inc. was formed by Martin Ransohoff. | * '''1960:''' Filmways, Inc. was formed by Martin Ransohoff. | ||
* '''1974:''' The company acquired book publisher {{vn|Grosset & Dunlap}} from {{pn|American Financial Group}}. | * '''1974:''' The company acquired book publisher {{vn|Grosset & Dunlap}} from {{pn|American Financial Group}}. |
Latest revision as of 18:19, 6 October 2008
Filmways Inc. was a media group that focused on film making. They owned the book publisher Grosset & Dunlap from 1974 to 1982 and thus their name is sometimes included on publications.
History
This is a subset of the company history that focuses on elements relevant to specfict publishing. See Wikipedia:Filmways for a complete history of this company.
- 1960: Filmways, Inc. was formed by Martin Ransohoff.
- 1974: The company acquired book publisher Grosset & Dunlap from American Financial Group.
- 1982: The company sold Grosset & Dunlap to G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- 1982: Filmways, Inc. merged with Orion Pictures.
References
1. ^ Shatner: Where No Man...: The Authorized Biography of William Shatner by William Shatner published Dec 1979