Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: In 1916 , Zukor maneuvered a three-way merger of his Famous Players , the Lasky Company , and Paramount .
Simplified: In 1916 , Adolph Zukor created a three-way merger of his Famous Players Film Company , Jesse L. Lasky 's Lasky Feature Play Company , and Paramount .