Melinda I checked at the library. Your "Famous Players" did in fact become Paramount Pictures Corporation. No doubt about it. Your great-grandfather was probably there when Mary Pickford was there. Your great-grandfather was in the movie biz, and at one of the biggies too. We're talkin' Mary Pickford, who was no trivial sweetheart. I started to write up what I found, which isn't much really. but still interesting. But a little too much of both beer and scholar's fatigue caught up with me. More later. Looks like whatever this is could be a really fascinating tale, though. Lester Powers lesterps@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.