Logo of the Thanhouser Company | |
Founded | 1909, New Rochelle, New York |
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Founder | Edwin Thanhouser, Gertrude Thanhouser, Lloyd Lonergan |
Defunct | 1920 |
Fate | Absorbed into First National Attraction |
Products | Film |
Website | thanhouser |
The Thanhouser Company (later the Thanhouser Film Corporation) was one of the first motion picture studios, founded in 1909 by Edwin Thanhouser, his wife Gertrude and his brother-in-law Lloyd Lonergan. It operated in New York City until 1920,[1] producing over a thousand films.