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Essanay Film
Manufacturing
Company
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Type of Company
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Production company
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Country of Origination
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United States of America
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Years of Operation
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Formed 1906
Active 1906 through circa 1918
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Company Principals
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George K. Spoor, president (circa 1916)
Gilbert M. Anderson (1906-1916)
Henry McRae Webster, general director
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Company Offices
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435 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA (circa 1910)
521 First National Bank Building, Chicago, Illinois, USA (circa 1912-1914)
1333-45 West Argyle Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA (circa 1916-1917)
London, England (circa 1912)
Berlin, Germany (circa 1912)
Barcelona, Spain (circa 1912)
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Company Studios
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1333 West Argyle Street, Chicago, Illinois (circa 1913-1917),
Niles (Fremont), California, USA (circa 1915 through 16 April 1916)
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Essanay Film Manufacturing Company Spoor bought out Anderson in 1916.
References: Brownlow-Parade p. 97; Miller-Comedies p. 14; Robinson-Palace p. 97 : MovPicWorld-19120106 p. 3 : Website-IMDb.
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