1901 in film
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Overview of the events of 1901 in film
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The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.
Events
[edit ]- Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company
- Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria
Notable films
[edit ]A
[edit ]- Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Another Job for the Undertaker , directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – (US)
B
[edit ]- The Big Swallow , directed by James Williamson – (UK)
- Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)
C
[edit ]- The Countryman and the Cinematograph , directed by Robert W. Paul – (UK)
- Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
D
[edit ]- The Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
E
[edit ]- Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Excelsior! , directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
F
[edit ]- Fire! , directed by James Williamson – (UK)
G
[edit ]- The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary starring Joe Gans and Terry McGovern – (US)
- The Gordon Sisters Boxing , directed by Thomas Edison – (US)
H
[edit ]- The Haunted Curiosity Shop , directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK)
- History of a Crime (Histoire d'un crime), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
I
[edit ]- Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth , documentary directed by Joseph Perry – (Australia)
J
[edit ]- Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
K
[edit ]- Kansas Saloon Smashers , directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
L
[edit ]- Lord Roberts' Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
M
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- The Magic Sword , directed by Walter R. Booth [1] – (UK)
- The Man with the Rubber Head (L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc), directed by Georges Méliès – (France)
- Manchester Band of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill , produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
N
[edit ]- North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
P
[edit ]
- Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Peeping Tom (Par le trou de la serrure), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France)
- Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- President McKinley Inauguration Footage , directed by Thomas Edison – (US)
- Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
R
[edit ]- Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon rouge) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 17th-century fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France)
- Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
S
[edit ]- Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost , directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – (UK)
- Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand Zecca [2] – (France)
- A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Star Theatre , directed by Frederick S. Armitage – (US)
- Stop Thief! , directed by James Williamson – (GB)
T
[edit ]- Torpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
- Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US)
U
[edit ]- Undressing Extraordinary , directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK)
- University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK)
W
[edit ]- What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City , directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter – (US)
Births
[edit ] Month Date Name Country Profession Died
January
9 Vilma Bánky Hungary Actress 1991
14 Bebe Daniels US Actress, singer, dancer, producer 1971
25 Mildred Dunnock US Actress 1991
February
1 Clark Gable US Actor 1960
9 Brian Donlevy US Actor 1972
10 Stella Adler US Actress, Acting Teacher 1992
16 Chester Morris US Actor 1970
22 Ken G. Hall Australia Producer, director 1994
22 Mildred Davis US Actress 1969
25 Zeppo Marx US Actor, comedian 1979
28 Sylvia Field US Actress 1998
27 Carl Barks US Cartoonist 2000
April
1 Edna Tichenor US Actress 1965
1 Gay Seabrook US Actress 1970
5 Melvyn Douglas US Actor 1981
30 David Manners Canada Actor 1998
May
7 Gary Cooper US Actor 1961
June
3 Maurice Evans UK Actor 1989
6 Véra Korène Russia Actress, singer 1996
18 Llewellyn Rees UK Actor 1994
22 Naunton Wayne UK Actor 1970
29 Nelson Eddy US Actor, singer 1967
29 Frieda Inescort Scotland Actress 1976
July
7 Vittorio De Sica Italy Director, actor 1974
14 George Tobias US Actor 1980
20 Dilys Powell UK Critic 1995
21 Allyn Joslyn US Actor 1981
24 Mabel Albertson US Actress 1982
28 Rudy Vallée US Singer, Musician, Actor 1986
August
4 Louis Armstrong US Musician, Singer, Actor 1971
27 Roger Pryor US Actor 1974
September
5 Florence Eldridge US Actress 1988
25 Robert Bresson France Director 1999
26 Donald Cook US Actor 1961
26 George Raft US Actor, dancer 1980
October
2 Rita La Roy US Actress, dancer 1993
17 Cesare Bettarini Italy Actor 1975
November
2 James Dunn US Actor 1967
17 Lee Strasberg Poland Actor, director, Acting Teacher 1982
22 Lee Patrick US Actress 1982
29 Mildred Harris US Actress 1944
December
5 Walt Disney US Animator, Producer 1966
7 Troy Sanders US Composer, Musician 1959
9 Carol Dempster US Actress 1991
27 Marlene Dietrich Germany Actress, singer 1992
Deaths
[edit ]- May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin.
- June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne.
Debut
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
- ↑ Kinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. ISBN 0-7864-0036-6. Page 14.