William Wadsworth Hodkinson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Wadsworth Hodkinson

american film executive

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1881

Place of Birth: Pueblo, Colorado, United States

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1971

Profession: film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Wadsworth Hodkinson (August 16, 1881 – June 2, 1971), known more commonly as W.
W.
Hodkinson, was born in Pueblo, Colorado.
Known as The Man Who Invented Hollywood, he opened one of the first movie theaters in Ogden, Utah in 1907 and within just a few years changed the way movies were produced, distributed, and exhibited.
He became a leading West Coast film distributor in the early days of motion pictures and in 1912 he founded and became president of the first nationwide film distributor, Paramount Pictures Corporation.
Hodkinson was also responsible for doodling the mountain that became the Paramount logo in 1914.
After being driven out of Paramount, he established his own independent distribution company W.W.
Hodkinson in 1918, before selling it off in 1924.
He left the motion picture business in 1929 to form Hodkinson Aviation Corporation, and later formed the Central American Aviation Corporation and Companía Nacional de Aviación in Guatemala.