George Albert Smith
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 4, 1864
- Died
- May 17, 1959 (aged 95)
- Birthplace
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it
Known For
Filmography
Down Exeter Incline
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Early British Films from the Filmoteca de Catalunya 1897-1909
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Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus
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Fording the River
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Choice Bouquets
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Choosing the Wallpaper
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Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs
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A Visit to the Seaside
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Tartans of Scottish Clans
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Two Clowns
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Venice and the Grand Canal
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Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace
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Sir Hiram Maxim's Captive Flying Machines
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Mary Jane's Mishap
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The Sick Kitten
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Old London Street Scenes
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Dorothy's Dream
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At Last! That Awful Tooth
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Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School
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Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
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Policeman and Burglar
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Visit to Pompeii
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Photograph Taken From An Area Window
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The Little Doctor And The Sick Kitten
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Whiskey Versus Bullets
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The Old Maid's Valentine
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The Death of Poor Joe
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Let Me Dream Again
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Spiders on a Web
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A Quick Shave and Brush Up
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The House That Jack Built
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As Seen Through a Telescope
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Grandma's Reading Glass
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Grandma Threading Her Needle
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The Rival Clothiers
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Scandal Over the Teacups
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Two Old Sports
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The Dull Razor
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The Kiss in the Tunnel
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The Inexhaustible Cab
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The Corsican Brothers
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Santa Claus
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Cinderella
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Faust and Mephistopheles
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Photographing a Ghost
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Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
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Ally Sloper
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The X-Ray Fiend
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The Sign Writer
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Comic Face
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The Miller and the Sweep
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Making Sausages
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Brighton Seagoing Electric Car
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Weary Willie
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Hanging Out the Clothes
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The Maid in the Garden
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Comic Shaving
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Train Entering Hove Station
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