George Albert Smith

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Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1864-01-04
  • event Death Date 1959-05-17
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 1
  • info Birth Place Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
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The X-Ray Fiend

1897-10-01

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The X-Ray Fiend

1897-10-01

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The X-Ray Fiend

1897-10-01

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The X-Ray Fiend

1897-10-01

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The Sign Writer

1897-11-30

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The Corsican Brothers

1898-08-01

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The Old Maid's Valentine

1900-09-30

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The Kiss in the Tunnel

1899-11-30

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The Kiss in the Tunnel

1899-11-30

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The Death of Poor Joe

1901-12-11

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Mary Jane's Mishap

1903-02-28

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Comic Face

1897-09-01

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Tartans of Scottish Clans

1906-05-23

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The Miller and the Sweep

1897-06-30

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Let Me Dream Again

1900-08-01

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Spiders on a Web

1900-08-08

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Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs

1908-08-14

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The Haunted Castle

1897-12-15

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A Quick Shave and Brush Up

1900-08-01

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At Last! That Awful Tooth

1902-07-01

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Venice and the Grand Canal

1904-01-01

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As Seen Through a Telescope

1900-09-01

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As Seen Through a Telescope

1900-09-01

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Grandma's Reading Glass

1900-11-01

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The House That Jack Built

1900-09-10

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Santa Claus

1898-09-01

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As Seen Through a Telescope

1900-09-01

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Grandma's Reading Glass

1900-11-01

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The Sick Kitten

1903-12-31

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Fording the River

1910-03-09

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Making Sausages

1897-12-06

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Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus

1912-01-01

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Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace

1904-01-01

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Brighton Seagoing Electric Car

1897-01-01

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A Visit to the Seaside

1908-12-01

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A Visit to the Seaside

1908-12-01

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Cinderella

1898-08-01

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Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School

1902-06-01

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Weary Willie

1897-09-01

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Faust and Mephistopheles

1898-01-01

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Old London Street Scenes

1903-01-01

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The Haunted Castle

1897-12-15

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Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

1902-11-01

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Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes

1902-11-01

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Grandma Threading Her Needle

1900-06-07

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Coronation of Their Majesties King Edward VII and Queen Alexandria

1902-06-01

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The Rival Clothiers

1900-02-01

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Choice Bouquets

1910-09-01

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Choosing the Wallpaper

1909-09-01

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Two Clowns

1906-01-01

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Visit to Pompeii

1901-01-01

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Hanging Out the Clothes

1897-07-07

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Hanging Out the Clothes

1897-07-07

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The Maid in the Garden

1897-08-01

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Scandal Over the Teacups

1900-01-02

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Two Old Sports

1900-01-04

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The Dull Razor

1900-01-04

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Photograph Taken From An Area Window

1901-08-01

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Policeman and Burglar

1902-01-04

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Photographing a Ghost

1898-01-01

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The Kiss in the Tunnel

1899-11-30

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Comic Shaving

1897-09-24

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Early Fashions on Brighton Pier

1898-04-24

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The Inexhaustible Cab

1899-10-25

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The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten

1901-06-01

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Dorothy's Dream

1903-12-01

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The Coronation of Edward VII

1902-08-09

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Ally Sloper

1898-10-13