United Artists Corporation

United Artists Corporation (UA) is an American production and distribution company; the first company was founded in 1919 by Douglas Fairbanks as a venture premised on allowing actors to control their own interests rather than being dependent upon commercial studios; legally operated under this name until 1982, after the purchase by MGM. First headquartered in New York and then moved to California. The company was resurrected in 1992 after more corporate restructuring and has been legally operational under this name since then.

Legal entity history
NY company number: 3021
Incorporated: 29 May 1919
Merged in: Unart Music Corp., 'U.A. Music International Inc.', and 'U.A. Cinemusic, Inc.' on 18 June 1982
First name change: 5 November 1982 to United Artists Productions, Inc.
Second name change: 4 December 2014 to United Artists Pictures, Inc.

First CA company number: 0089092
Incorporated: 29 August 1919
First name change: 11 August 1982 to 'United Artists Productions, Inc.'
Second name change: 14 September 1994 to 'United Artists Pictures Inc.'

Second CA company number: 1577424
Incorporated: 23 January 1987 as United Artists Company
First name change: 25 July 1989 to 'United Artists Financing Company'
Second name change: 8 September 1992 to 'United Artists Corporation'