Stars of Vaudeville #462: William Selig
Today is the birthday of William Selig (1864-1948), best known as the founder of the first Hollywood movie studio, the Selig Polyscope Company. A Chicago native, he started out as a vaudeville performer, and when still only a teenager he produced a minstrel show starring the soon-to-be-famous Bert Williams. In 1896 he started producing his [...]