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==History== ==History==
===Monogram Pictures===
{{main|Monogram Pictures}}
Producer ] began at ] after World War II as assistant to studio head Samuel "Steve" Broidy. He convinced Broidy that the days of low-budget films were ending, and in 1946, Monogram created a new unit, Allied Artists Productions, to make costlier films.

At a time when the average Hollywood picture cost about $800,000 (and the average Monogram picture cost about $90,000), Allied Artists' first release, '']'' (1947), cost more than $1,200,000.<ref>"Out Hollywood Way", ''New York Times'', September 8, 1946, p. X1.</ref> Subsequent Allied Artists releases were more economical but did have enhanced production values; many of them were filmed in color.

The studio's new policy permitted what Mirisch called "B-plus" pictures, which were released along with Monogram's established line of B fare. Mirisch's prediction about the end of the low-budget film had come true thanks to television, and in September 1952, Monogram announced that henceforth it would only produce films bearing the Allied Artists name. The studio ceased making movies under the Monogram brand name in 1953 (but was later reactivated by Allied Artists International). The parent company became Allied Artists, with Monogram Pictures becoming an operating division.

===Allied Artists Records=== ===Allied Artists Records===


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Allied Artists International, Inc.
Company typeCorporation
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedSouthern California (1979), successor-in-interest to Allied Artists Pictures Corporation (1946)
FoundersRobert Abernathy
Richard Smith
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California &
New York City, New York
Key peopleKimball Dean Richards, Chairman and CEO, Robert Fitzpatrick, President
ProductsMotion pictures, Television production, Music, Music publishing, Entertainment, Television syndication, Online games, Mobile entertainment, Video on demand, Digital distribution
SubsidiariesAllied Artists Pictures, Allied Artists Music Group, Allied Artists Television, Allied Artists Home Video, Monogram Pictures
Websitealliedartists.com

Allied Artists International, Inc. is an entertainment company which works on movies, television, music, games, and other media products. In 1971, Allied Artists Pictures Corporation formed subsidiary Allied Artists Records. On October 6, 2000, Allied Artists Records filed for a newly designed mark, which became registered on December 25, 2001. On April 1, 2001, Allied Artists Records changed its name to Allied Artists International, Inc. and assigned its trademarks to reflect the corporate name change.

History

Allied Artists Records

By 1988, Allied Artists Records claimed recording artists such as Lionel Richie, Lawrence Welk, Bob Seger, and Ted Nugent. Allied Artists Records (now Allied Artists Music Group)'s roster includes Coolio, David Hasselhoff and Renegade. In 2000, it was announced that Allied Artists Records would issue a Spanish Language recording by actor David Hasselhoff. In 2007, given the length of time Allied Artists International, Inc. had exercised control over the name, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued Allied Artists International, Inc. (Allied Artists Records' successor) a Notice of Acceptance under Section 8 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1058(a)(1) and Section 15 of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1065, which deems Allied Artists International, Inc's right to the federal trademarks for "Allied Artists" incontestable.

Allied Artists today

Allied Artists International, Inc. produces and distributes entertainment products including motion pictures, television productions, DVDs, music CD's, entertainment software, music publishing and other entertainment-related media.

Today, Monogram Pictures is a division of Allied Artists International, somewhat ironic given the fact that Allied Artists originally sprang from Monogram Pictures. However, as Allied Artists emerged as the predominant brand, Monogram Pictures took a backseat and was dormant for many years. Allied Artists has recently renewed the Monogram Pictures trademarks and announced new productions under the Monogram banner.

Allied Artists Pictures, the flagship film group division of Allied Artists International, Inc., is ranked within the top one thousand film production and distribution companies worldwide, out of more than two hundred and fifty thousand studios listed by the Internet Movie Database.

Executives

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Music and film executive Robert Fitzpatrick joined Allied Artists in 1999, and died in October 2010. Following Fitzpatrick’s death, Kim Richards took over as president and CEO. Richards was a young television soundtrack engineer in the 1970’s, and Fitzpatrick helped him earn his first gold record.

References

  1. Billboard Magazine, July 31, 1971
  2. Markify, trademark record for AAI
  3. "United States Patent and Trademark Registration No. 2522770". United States Trademark and Patent Office. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  4. "Trademark Assignment Details". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  5. "...firm, Consolidated Allied Companies, operated Allied Artists Records… in Studio City... company claimed... Lionel Richie, Lawrence Welk, Bob Seger, Ted Nugent...", Daily News of Los Angeles, May 12, 1988, Page: N10, KAREN E. KLEIN Daily News Staff Writer,
  6. Billboard.com, retrieved March 8, 2011
  7. "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff will release his first Spanish- language album later this year on Allied Artists Records”, MORNING REPORT; ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT REPORTS FROM THE TIMES, NEWS SERVICES AND THE NATION'S PRESS; TELEVISION, Los Angeles Times, Aug 26, 2000,
  8. "United States Patent & Trademark Office Registration No. 2522770". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  9. Trademarkia, record of AAI trademarks
  10. "Trademark Assignment Assignee Details". United States Patent and Trademark Office. Retrieved 19 September 2010. and "IMDb Listing for Monogram Pictures". Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  11. "Stay on Top of the Film & TV Industry". IMDbPro. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  12. “’I've known Robert since the late 1970s when he helped a young television soundtrack engineer earn his first gold record,’ said Kim Richards, Allied Artists International CEO & chairman. ‘The engineer was me, and I've had the distinct honor and privilege of walking in Robert's wake ever since. Regardless of the heights this company reaches in the future, they will never be the same without Robert Fitzpatrick by my side.’", Music and Film Executive Robert Fitzpatrick Dies, The Hollywood Reporter, 10/27/2010,

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