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{{Infobox Person | name = Thomas Lincoln Tally | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = circa 1861 | birth_place = [[Texas]] <ref name=obit/> | death_date = November 24, 1945 | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = [[Movie producer]]| title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Mary A. <ref>[[1910 US Census]]</ref> <ref name=obit/> | partner = | children = Seymour Tally (1889-1976) <ref>[[California Death Index]]; Seymour Tally; 27 May 1976; Los Angeles; 29 Aug 1889; Texas</ref> | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} |
{{Infobox Person | name = Thomas Lincoln Tally | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = circa 1861 | birth_place = [[Texas]] <ref name=obit/> | death_date = November 24, 1945 | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | known_for = | education = | employer = | occupation = [[Movie producer]]| title = | salary = | networth = | height = | weight = | term = | predecessor = | successor = | party = | boards = | religion = | spouse = Mary A. <ref>[[1910 US Census]]</ref> <ref name=obit/> | partner = | children = Seymour Tally (1889-1976) <ref>[[California Death Index]]; Seymour Tally; 27 May 1976; Los Angeles; 29 Aug 1889; Texas</ref> | parents = | relatives = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} |
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'''Thomas Lincoln Tally''' (1861 – November 24, 1945) on or near April 16, 1902 opened his Electric Theater in [[Los Angeles]], the first movie theatre in that city and the first movie theater known to have been built from the ground up |
'''Thomas Lincoln Tally''' (1861 – November 24, 1945) on or near April 16, 1902 opened his Electric Theater in [[Los Angeles]], the first movie theatre in that city and the first movie theater in California known to have been built from the ground up inside a larger building on the ground floor. (Photographs exist but rights are not available). |
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With [[James Dixon Williams]] he founded [[First National Pictures]]. <ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Celebrating July 2 -- What If...; 10 Days That Changed History |url= |quote=Then, in spring 1902, Thomas L. Tally opened his Electric Theater in Los Angeles, a radical new venture devoted to movies and other high-tech devices of the era, like audio recordings. "Tally was the first person to offer a modern multimedia entertainment experience to the American public," says the film historian [[Marc Wanamaker]]. Before long, his successful movie palace produced imitators nationally, which would become known as ''nickelodeons.'' America's love affair with the moving image -- from the silver screen to YouTube -- would endure after all. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=July 2, 2006 |accessdate=2007-08-21 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=First Film House is Victim of Time. Used Clothing Store Stands on Its Unmarked Site. |url= |quote=[[Los Angeles]], April 17, 1962 One of the historic sites of the movie industry has been obliterated by time, squalor and indifference. |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=April 17, 1962, Tuesday |accessdate=2007-08-21 }}</ref> He was the first to show a color movie in 1912, and he was the first to sign [[Charlie Chaplin]] and [[Mary Pickford]] to a movie contract. <ref name=obit>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Thomas L. Tally, Film Pioneer, Dies. Producer First Signed [[Mary Pickford]], Chaplin. A Founder of [[First National Pictures]]. |url= |quote= |publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=November 25, 1945, Sunday |accessdate=2007-08-21 }}</ref> |
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==Note on Wanamaker quote== |
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The term [[Movie Palace]] is improperly applied in the quote. It is, apparently, used metaphorically and not keeping with a proper definition.<ref> Note: The term "[[Movie Palace]] is improperly applied here. A true "movie palace" held thousands of patrons. The Mark-Strand Theatre (New York City, 1914) is generally recognized as the world's first true purpose-built movie palace)</ref> |
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==Lawsuits== |
==Lawsuits== |
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*Tally v. Ganahl, 151 California Supreme Court 418 (1907) |
*Tally v. Ganahl, 151 California Supreme Court 418 (1907) |
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Revision as of 14:52, 20 June 2011
Thomas Lincoln Tally | |
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| Born | circa 1861 |
| Died | November 24, 1945 |
| Occupation | Movie producer |
| Spouse | Mary A. [2] [1] |
| Children | Seymour Tally (1889-1976) [3] |
Thomas Lincoln Tally (1861 – November 24, 1945) on or near April 16, 1902 opened his Electric Theater in Los Angeles, the first movie theatre in that city and the first movie theater in California known to have been built from the ground up inside a larger building on the ground floor. (Photographs exist but rights are not available).
With James Dixon Williams he founded First National Pictures. [4] [5] He was the first to show a color movie in 1912, and he was the first to sign Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford to a movie contract. [1]
Note on Wanamaker quote
The term Movie Palace is improperly applied in the quote. It is, apparently, used metaphorically and not keeping with a proper definition.[6]
Lawsuits
- Tally v. Ganahl, 151 California Supreme Court 418 (1907)
References
- ^ a b c "Thomas L. Tally, Film Pioneer, Dies. Producer First Signed Mary Pickford, Chaplin. A Founder of First National Pictures". New York Times. November 25, 1945, Sunday.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ 1910 US Census
- ^ California Death Index; Seymour Tally; 27 May 1976; Los Angeles; 29 Aug 1889; Texas
- ^ "Celebrating July 2 -- What If...; 10 Days That Changed History". New York Times. July 2, 2006.
Then, in spring 1902, Thomas L. Tally opened his Electric Theater in Los Angeles, a radical new venture devoted to movies and other high-tech devices of the era, like audio recordings. "Tally was the first person to offer a modern multimedia entertainment experience to the American public," says the film historian Marc Wanamaker. Before long, his successful movie palace produced imitators nationally, which would become known as nickelodeons. America's love affair with the moving image -- from the silver screen to YouTube -- would endure after all.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "First Film House is Victim of Time. Used Clothing Store Stands on Its Unmarked Site". New York Times. April 17, 1962, Tuesday.
Los Angeles, April 17, 1962 One of the historic sites of the movie industry has been obliterated by time, squalor and indifference.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Note: The term "Movie Palace is improperly applied here. A true "movie palace" held thousands of patrons. The Mark-Strand Theatre (New York City, 1914) is generally recognized as the world's first true purpose-built movie palace)