This article is about Carl Laemmle, the founder of Universal Pictures. See also Carl Laemmle Jr. for an article about his son.

Carl Laemmle (January 17, 1867–September 24, 1939) was a pioneer in American film making and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios.

On June 8, 1912 in New York City, Carl Laemmle of the Independent Motion Picture Company, Pat Powers of Powers Picture Company, Mark Dintenfass of Champion Films, and Bill Swanson of American Eclair, signed a contract to merge their studios. The four formed a storied name in Hollywood history: the Universal Motion Picture Manufacturing Company.

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• Universal Studios Archives & Collections http://archives.studio.universalstudios.com/