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EVENTS

May 19 - Vitagraph is founded in New York.

Birt Acres invents the first amateur format, Birtac , by splitting 35 mm film into two halves of 17.5 mm.

FILMS RELEASED IN 1898

'' Bake Jizo ''

'' The Ball Game ''

'' The Nearsighted School Teacher ''

'' Surrender Of General Toral ''

BIRTHS

August 30 - Shirley Booth , actress (d. 1992 )

September 14 - Hal B. Wallis , major American film producer (d. 1986 )

October 3 - Leo McCarey , director (d. 1969 )

November 8 - Marie Prevost , actress (+ 1937 )

December 20 - Irene Dunne , actress (d. 1990 )