Private company

Charlie Chaplin Studios

Film and recording complex

Chaplin Studios (formerly A&M Studios and the Jim Henson Company Lot) is a film and television and music recording studio property located just south of the southeast corner of La Brea Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Originally established by film star Charlie Chaplin, the property served as Charlie Chaplin Studios from 1917 to 1953, which later earned the site designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Chaplin Studios (formerly A&M Studios and the Jim Henson Company Lot) is a film and television and music recording studio property located just south of the southeast corner of La Brea Avenue and Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Originally established by film star Charlie Chaplin, the property served as Charlie Chaplin Studios from 1917 to 1953, which later earned the site designation as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • CBS since 1962
  • A&M Records, Inc. since 1966

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1966Acquired Acquired by A&M Records, Inc.1
  2. 1962Acquired Acquired by CBS1
  3. Apr 1960Acquired Acquired by Red Skelton1
  4. 1953Acquired Acquired by Webb and Knapp1
  5. 1917Acquired Acquired by Charlie Chaplin1

Sources

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