Georges Méliès

male, deceased (1938)
Georges Méliès, full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earl...
William Friese-Greene

William Friese-Greene

male, deceased (1921)
William Friese-Greene (September 7, 1855-May 5, 1921) (born William Edward Green) was a portrait photographer and prolific inventor. He is...
Charles Urban

Charles Urban

male, deceased (1942)
Charles Urban (14 April 1867, Cincinnati - 29 August 1942, Brighton) was an Anglo-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most...
Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren

male, deceased (1987)
Norman McLaren, C. C., C. Q. (b. April 11 1914 - d. January 27 1987) was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for...
Birt Acres

Birt Acres

male, deceased (1918)
Birt Acres (July 23, 1854-1918), born in Richmond, Virginia, USA of English parents was a photographer and film pioneer. He was the inventor of the...
John Grierson

John Grierson

male, deceased (1972)
John Grierson (26 April 1898 - 19 February 1972) is often considered the father of British and Canadian documentary film.
Robert W. Paul

Robert W. Paul

male, deceased (1943)
Robert W. Paul (1869-1943) was a British electrician and scientific instrument maker and early pioneer of British film. He was born in Highbury,...
John Alfred Prestwich

John Alfred Prestwich

male, deceased (1952)
John Alfred Prestwich (born 1874 died 1952) was an engineer. Famous as much for his creation of cinematography projectors as his engines. He worked...
Cecil Hepworth

Cecil Hepworth

male, deceased (1953)
Cecil Milton Hepworth (March 19 1874 - February 9 1953) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter, he was among the founders of the...
Thomas Harper Ince

Thomas Harper Ince

male, deceased (1924)
Thomas Harper Ince was an American silent film actor, director, producer and screenwriter. His brothers, John and Ralph Ince, were also actors and...