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Eclair Film Company
of America
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Type of Company
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Production and distribution 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 January 1910
Active January 1910 through circa 1914
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Company Principals
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Charles Jourjon
E. Offeman, manager (January 1910)
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Company Offices
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31 East 27th Street, New York, New York, USA (1910 through circa 1911)
35 East Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, USA (1910)
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Company Studios
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Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
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Eclair Film Company of America was owned by Cinématographs Éclair in France and began as a distributor of imported Eclair productions in America. In June 1912 the company became part of The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated.
References: Robinson-Palace pp. 97, 113 : MovPicWorld-19100108 p. 4.
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