First Artists

First Artists
Trade name	First Artists Production Company
Company type	Film production
Industry	Film;
Founded	1969 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Founders	Paul Newman; Barbra Streisand; Sidney Poitier;
Defunct	March 1980; 44 years ago
Fate	Defunct; sold to Warner Bros.
Successor	Library:; Warner Bros.
Headquarters	Beverly Hills, California, United States
Key people	Freddie Fields, David Begelman, Dustin Hoffman, Steve McQueen, Phil Feldman
Products	Motion pictures;

First Artists was a production company that operated from 1969 to 1980. Designed to give movie stars more creative control over their productions, the initial actors who formed First Artists were Paul Newman, Barbra Streisand, and Sidney Poitier; later joined by Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. Movies made by First Artists include McQueen's The Getaway and the company's most successful film, Streisand's A Star Is Born.^[1]

^ Hollie, Pamela G. (December 23, 1979). "First Artists Star‐Crossed Child of the 1960s". New York Times. p. F3.

[new-1] Hollie, Pamela G. (December 23, 1979). "First Artists Star‐Crossed Child of the 1960s". New York Times. p. F3.

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