doi:10.7916/d8-mvtq-dv58Oral history interview with Adolph Zukor, 1958Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976oral historiessound recordingssound recording - nonmusicalExecutivesMotion picture producers and directorsMotion picture industryMotion pictures--Production and directionMotion pictures--DistributionZukor, Adolph, 1873-1976Paramount Pictures CorporationFamous Players-Lasky CorporationEarly life, arrrival in America; the fur business, penny arcades, nickelodeons; Famous Players and making the first feature picture; merger of Lasky and Famous Players to become Paramount Pictures, 1916; competition; evolution of the motion picture industry, including the star system, block booking, the independent producer. Audio is comprised of narrator's excerpts from the Westinghouse Broadcasting Company's radio program series "Memoirs of the Movies"