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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.
William Selig
founded the
Selig Polyscope Company
in
Chicago
.
BIRTHS
June 16
-
Norman Kerry
, early silent film actor (d.
1956
)
July 16
-
Evelyn Preer
, pioneering African-American actress, singer (d.
1932
)
August 18
-
Jack Pickford
, actor, Hollywood's first "bad boy", (d.
1933
)
August 30
-
Raymond Massey
, actor (d.
1983
)