We dedicate this section to the people behind
the cameras that had a major impact on the creation of the movie industry
around the world. These pioneers had little resources but tremendous
amounts of energy and creativity. Quite often they had to be dreamers, inventors,
carpenters, engineers, workers, showmen and scientists all wrapped up into
one. We owe these dedicated founding fathers, our sincere gratitude.
This picture was taken of the cinema
founding fathers in 1909 at the Paris Convention. On the front row starting
on the left is G. H. Cricks, then Cecil Hepworth and then R. W. Paul. Others
reported in the photo are Georges Melies, James A. Williamson, J H Martin
and W G Barker. We will continue to try to identify each.
US
Aitken,
Harry E.
Dickson,
William Kennedy Laurie
Griffith,
D. W.
Hodkinson,
W. W.
Johnston,
W. Ray
Kleine,
George
Lasky,
Jesse L.
Lubin,
Siegmund
France
Melies,
Maries Georges Jean
UK
Acres,
Birt
Balcon,
Michael
Friese-Green,
William
Hepworth,
Cecil
Maxwell,
John
Paul,
(R.W.) Robert William
Rank,
J. Arthur
Stoll,
Oswald
Urban,
Charles
Wilcox,
Herbert
For the movie stars in the industry, go to
our Legends Section.
