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1896 in film
See also:
1895 in film
,
other events of 1896
,
1897 in film
,
list of 'years in film'
.
Events
January
- In
Britain
,
Birt Acres[?]
and
Robert W. Paul[?]
developed their own film projector, the
Theatrograph[?]
(later known as the
Animatograph[?]
).
January
- In the
United States
, a projector called the
Vitascope[?]
was designed by
Charles Francis Jenkins[?]
and
Thomas Armat[?]
. Armat began working with
Thomas Edison
to manufacture the
Vitascope[?]
, which projected motion pictures.
Pathé Frères[?]
film company founded
April
-
Thomas Edison
and
Thomas Armat[?]
's
Vitascope[?]
is used to project motion pictures in public screenings in
New York City
May 14
- Tsar
Nicholas II
of
Russia
crowned in
Moscow
, in the first
coronation
ever recorded in film.
French
magician and filmmaker
Georges Méliès
begins experimenting with the new motion picture technology, developing early special effects techniques, including stop-motion photography.
Births
August 18
-
Jack Pickford
, actor, Hollywood's first "bad boy", (+
1933
)
August 30
-
Raymond Massey
, actor (+
1983
)
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