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After returning to
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Horsley and other small studios merged, each accepting shares in Universal as payment for their business. Horsley received $ 175,000 in preferred stock and $ 204,000 in common stock in the new Universal Film Company and was also appointed the company's treasurer. However, the
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at the studio of famed French floral painter, Paul de
Longpre at his home and studio in Hollywood in 1909). Although the movie never really had a name it is a true piece of Hollywood history. In the fall of 1911, the
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Stanley Horsley (1906–1976) trained as a cinematographer and became an expert in special effects photography, working in the film industry for nearly thirty years.
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who lent his expertise as the studio's full-time cameraman. Other East Coast film companies recognized
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Among the first motion pictures ever filmed in
Hollywood was taken on October 26, 1911 in the orchards of H J Whitley's estate (
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