Actually I think it was Charlie Chaplin, Pickford and Fairbanks who “created” Hollywood in 1919.
It existed before Chaplin got there but UA was where they threw real $$$ at it.
Lest you forget Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. Keaton and Harold Lloyd appeal to my sense of humor more so than Chaplin.
Chaplin had a sixth sense about a lot of things. In 1927 and 1928 for instance, he began to feel that the stock market was going mad, and he took everything he had and put it into Canadian gold.
Charlie called himself an anarchist. He was always fascinated with people of the left.
He’s also quoted as saying “Life can be wonderful if you’re not afraid of it.” Well said!