Paramount Studios
- Address: 5555 Melrose Ave
- Vicinity: N Gower St
- Neighborhood of Hollywood, CA in Los Angeles
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1931/00/00 | Cary Grant | Actor | Archibald Leach signs a five-year contract at 450 dollars a week for Paramount Studios and changes his name to Cary Grant. | |||
| 1932/11/21 | Cary Grant | Actor | Mae West and Cary Grant begin filming "She Done Him Wrong". The film wast shoot in 18 days instead of the typical 15 to 20 weeks for a big picture. | She Done Him Wrong | ||
| 1935/00/00 | RKO Pictures | Studio | The "Top Hat" Venice canal set is filmed on RKO stages 11, 12 and 14 on the Gower Street Hollywood lot. Interconnected to form a single area and the 300 ft long set is 135 ft wide. The stages are now Paramount Studios 19, 20 and 21. | Top Hat |
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| Lasky-DeMille Barn, LA |
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| RKO Pictures Studio |
| Particulars for Paramount Studios: | |
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| Business | American Film Industry |
| Locale Type | Campus |
| Area of Significance | Entertainment - Recreation |
| Historic Use | Film Studio |
| Area of Significance | Performing Arts |
| Owner | Private |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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