Cecil Milton Hepworth (March 19 1874 - February 9 1953) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter, he was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s. Born in Lambeth, South London, his father was a famous magic lantern showman. He became involved in the early stages of British filmmaking, working for both Birt Acres and Charles Urban, and wrote the first British book on the subject in 1897. Wikipedia
Born in London, England, in 1874, Cecil Hepworth was one of the founders of the British film industry, directing and producing many films from 1898 into the late 1920s. Developing an early interest in films from following his father on lecture tours about www.imdb.com/name/nm0378408/
A producer, director, writer and scenic photographer, Cecil Hepworth survived in the film business longer than any other British pioneer film-maker. His film-making career began in 1899 when he converted a small house in Walton-on-Thames into a studio. www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/450004/
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