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19th-century filmmakers

22 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Cedric GibbonsDesigner · DesignAustin Cedric Gibbons (March 23, 1890 – July 26, 1960) was an American art director for the film industry.
Charles Taze RussellAuthor · BooksCharles Taze Russell (February 16, 1852– October 31, 1916), or Pastor Russell, was an American Adventist minister from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and founder of the Bible Student movement.[1]
David KakabadzeArtist · PaintingsDavit Kakabadze (დავით კაკაბაძე; 20 August 1889 – 10 May 1952) was a leading Georgian avant-garde painter, graphic artist and scenic designer.
Edward Raymond TurnerPhotographer · PhotographyEdward Raymond Turner (1873 – 9 March 1903) was a pioneering British inventor and cinematographer. He produced the earliest known colour motion picture film footage.
Gabriel VeyrePhotographer · PhotographyGabriel Veyre (February 1, 1871 – January 13, 1936) was a French early film director and photographer known for his work in Mexico, Indochina and Morocco.
George Albert SmithPhotographer · PhotographyGeorge Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of…
Georges MélièsPerson · Film memorabiliaMarie-Georges-Jean Méliès[1] (8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French filmmaker, actor, magician, and toymaker.[8] He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days…
Hans RichterArtist · SculptureHans Johannes Siegfried Richter (lang; 6 April 1888 – 1 February 1976) was a German Dada painter, graphic artist, avant-garde film producer, and art historian.
Hendrik Freerk TillemaPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Dr. H.F. Tillema, c.
Italo PacchioniPhotographer · PhotographyItalo Pacchioni (29 March 1872 – 11 July 1940) was an Italian inventor, photographer and filmmaker, pioneer of Italian cinema, inventor of a camera and projector inspired by the…
Ivan KavaleridzeArtist · SculptureIvan Petrovych Kavaleridze (Ukrainian Іван Петрович Кавалерідзе; – 3 December 1978) was a Ukrainian-Soviet sculptor, filmmaker, film director, playwright and screenwriter.
Jan P. StrijbosPhotographer · PhotographyIllustration — Jan Strijbos (1959)
Jean EpsteinPerson · Film memorabiliaJean Epstein (25 March 1897 – 2 April 1953) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, literary critic, and novelist.
Mikhail KaufmanPhotographer · PhotographyMikhail Abelevich Kaufman (1897 – March 11, 1980) was a Soviet and Russian cinematographer, photographer and film director.
Otto MessmerPerson · Film memorabiliaOtto James Messmer (August 16, 1892 – October 28, 1983) was an American animator known for his work on the Felix the Cat cartoons and comic strip produced by the Pat Sullivan studio.
René ClairPerson · Film memorabiliaRené Clair (lang; 11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette (ʁəne lysjɛ̃ ʃɔmɛt), was a French filmmaker and writer.
Rina MassardiPerson · Film memorabiliaRomarina Massardi (21 June 1897 – 23 July 1979) was an Italian-Uruguayan canto lírico singer, actress, and film director, responsible for the first South American lyric film, released in…
Sidney DrewPerson · Film memorabiliaSidney Drew (August 28, 1863 - April 9, 1919) was an American comedian. He was a part of the comedy duo Mr. & Mrs.
Silvino SantosPhotographer · PhotographySilvino Simões Santos Silva (1886 – 14 May 1970) was a Portuguese-born cinematographer and photographer who emigrated and worked in Brazil.
Viking EggelingArtist · PaintingsViking Eggeling (21 October 1880 – 19 May 1925) was a Swedish avant-garde artist and filmmaker connected to dadaism, Constructivism, and abstract art and was one of the pioneers in absolute…
Vladimir BarskyPerson · Film memorabiliaVladimir Gregoryevich "Goskino" Barsky (Владимир Григорьевич Барский; 15 March 1866 – 24 January 1936) was a Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter, actor and author of articles…
Vsevolod PudovkinPerson · Film memorabiliaVsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin (Russian: Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, IPA: [ˈfsʲevələt ɪl(ː)ərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn];

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