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- Director
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Le Prince was a French artist and the inventor of an early motion picture camera born in Metz, France. His father was a major of artillery in the French Army and an officer of the Légion d'honneur. When growing up, he reportedly spent time in the studio of his father's friend, the pioneer of photography Louis Daguerre, from whom he may have received some lessons on photography and chemistry before he was 10 years old. His education went on to include the study of painting in Paris and post-graduate chemistry at Leipzig University. He then moved to Leeds, England in 1866, after being invited to join John Whitley, a friend from college, in Whitley Partners of Hunslet, a firm of brass founders making valves and components. In 1869, he married Elizabeth Whitley, John's sister and a talented artist, and the two of them started a school of applied art, the Leeds Technical School of Art, and became well renowned for their work in fixing coloured photographs on to metal and pottery. In 1881, Le Prince went to the United States with his family where he began experiments relating to the production of 'moving' photographs, designing a camera that utilised sixteen lenses, which was the first invention he patented. After his return to Leeds in May 1887, he built a single-lens camera in mid-late 1888 used to shoot his motion-picture films. It was first used on 14 October 1888 to shoot what would become known as Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) and Accordion Player (1888). He later used it to film Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888). In September 1890, he was preparing for a trip to the United States, supposedly to publicly premiere his work and join his wife and children. Before this journey, he decided to return to France to visit his brother in Dijon. Then, on 16 September, he took a train to Paris but, having taken a later train than planned, his friends missed him in Paris. He was never seen again by his family or friends. The last person to see Le Prince at the Dijon station was his brother. The French police, Scotland Yard and the family undertook exhaustive searches, but never found him. Le Prince was officially declared dead on 16 September 1897.- Catherine Fonteney was born on 23 June 1879 in Paris, France. She was an actress, known for Wicked Duchess (1942), The Man from Nowhere (1937) and Shop Girls of Paris (1943). She was married to M. Corriol. She died on 29 April 1966 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.
- Henri Vincenot was born on 2 January 1912 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France. He was a writer, known for Le pape des escargots (1979), La princesse du rail (1967) and Lectures pour tous (1953). He died on 21 November 1985 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Special Effects
Fernand Rauzéna was born on 24 September 1900 in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. He was an actor, known for Narcisse (1940), The Wind Is My Lover (1949) and La madone des sleepings (1955). He died on 20 August 1976 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.- Henri Giraud was born on 18 January 1879 in Paris, France. He died on 11 March 1949 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.
- Jean Richard was born on 7 February 1921 in Le Kremlin-Bicetre, Val-de-Marne, Paris, France. He was married to Monique Rivoire. He died on 25 January 2021 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.
- Yvon Lec was born on 22 June 1904 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. He was an actor, known for Bed & Board (1970), Murmur of the Heart (1971) and Les brigades du Tigre (1974). He died on 19 April 1976 in Dijon, Côte-d'Or, France.
- Production Designer
- Art Director
- Art Department
Emile Alex was born on 16 June 1910 in Paris, France. He was a production designer and art director, known for Adieu... Chérie (1946), La tentation de Barbizon (1946) and Due sorelle amano (1950). He died on 23 December 1978 in Dijon, Cote-d'Or, France.