Charles Urban
Anglo-American film producer and entrepreneur · United States · On the map · Directors · Lived 1867 to 1942 · aged 75
Charles Urban was a German-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War.
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1942Died29 August 19421923Armenia, Cradle of HumanityFilm, Director1921
The Four SeasonsFilm, Director1915
Britain PreparedFilm, Director1914
The World, the Flesh and the DevilFilm, Producer1911A Run with the Exmoor StaghoundsFilm, Producer1910
A Day in the Life of a Coal MinerFilm, Director1909
A Dash to the North PoleFilm, Producer1908
Hackenschmidt-Rogers [The Great Wrestling Match]Film, Producer1907Torpedo Attack on H.M.S. DreadnoughtFilm, Director1906
The Arlberg RailwayFilm, Producer1903
Cervino 1901Film, Producer1902
The Coronation of Edward VIIFilm, Director, Producer1901Ascent of the JungfrauFilm1900Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceFilm, Producer1867Born14 April 1867
The Four SeasonsFilm, Director1915Britain PreparedFilm, Director1914The World, the Flesh and the DevilFilm, Producer1911A Run with the Exmoor StaghoundsFilm, Producer1910A Day in the Life of a Coal MinerFilm, Director1909A Dash to the North PoleFilm, Producer1908Hackenschmidt-Rogers [The Great Wrestling Match]Film, Producer1907Torpedo Attack on H.M.S. DreadnoughtFilm, Director1906The Arlberg RailwayFilm, Producer1903Cervino 1901Film, Producer1902The Coronation of Edward VIIFilm, Director, Producer1901Ascent of the JungfrauFilm1900Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceFilm, Producer1867Born14 April 1867People around Charles
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He was a pioneer of the documentary, educational, propaganda and scientific film, as well as being the producer of the world's first successful motion picture colour system.
Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1867 to 1942 · aged 75
