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 The a.a.p. logo, as seen at the end of the Popeye the Sailor cartoons it acquired from Paramount Pictures. | |
| Formerly | Associated Artists (1948–1951) PRM, Inc. (1954–1956) Associated Artists Productions, Inc. (1956–1958) United Artists Associated (1958–1968) |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Television syndication |
| Founded | 1948 (first incarnation)[1] 1954 (second incarnation) |
| Founder | Eliot Hyman |
| Defunct | October 1958 (as Associated Artists Productions) 1968 (as United Artists Associated) |
| Fate | Folded into United Artists |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Television packages of feature films and theatrical short subjects and cartoons |
| Owner | Eliot Hyman (1948–1951; 1954–1958) |
| Parent | Independent (1948–1951, 1954–1958) United Artists (1958–1968) |
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Associated Artists Productions, Inc. (a.a.p.)[2][3] later known as United Artists Associated was an American distributor of theatrical feature films and short subjects for television. Associated Artists Productions was the copyright owner of the Popeye the Sailor shorts by Paramount Pictures, and the pre-1950 Warner Bros. Pictures film library, notably the pre-August 1948 color Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated shorts, and the black-and-white Merrie Melodies shorts from Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, excluding Lady, Play Your Mandolin!.
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