Tyler Perry is far from being the only filmmaker who has owned a production studio, which may come as a surprise to some. For example, Charlie Chaplin, Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Aldrich, as well as Ridley and his late brother Tony Scott, have all either owned a film studio, or held part ownership of one at one time or another.
Chaplin was perhaps the most successful of the lot, building his own studio in Los Angeles in 1917, and owned it until 1953 when he sold all his U.S. properties and assets as he moved to Europe after running afoul with the U.S. Government because of his progressive leftist political views, and his “immoral” behavior, resulting in several public…
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