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Which artists helped Charlie Chaplin found United Artists in 1919?
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Charlie Chaplin
The iconic British comedian Charlie Chaplin as the Little Tramp.
In 1919, Charlie Chaplin co-founded the United Artists Corporation alongside three other prominent figures in the film industry:
These artists established the company to gain greater creative control over the production and distribution of their own films, marking a significant shift as one of the first major studios to be controlled by its artists rather than by businessmen.1234