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Who were D.W. Griffith’s partners in founding United Artists?

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D.W. Griffith founded the United Artists Corporation in 1919 alongside three other prominent figures in the film industry:

Charlie Chaplin, the renowned comedy star.12
Mary Pickford, a leading film star.12
Douglas Fairbanks, a popular actor and the husband of Mary Pickford.12

These four individuals were the leading filmmakers of their time and established the company to gain complete creative freedom in the production and distribution of their motion pictures.1