George Albert Smith
British filmmaker (1864-1959) · United Kingdom · Directors · Died at 95
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Something wrong?George Albert Smith was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul.
A life in dates
Animated Doll and Toy Town CircusFilm, Director1908A Visit to the SeasideFilm, Director, ProducerWoman Draped in Patterned HandkerchiefsFilm, 1908Director1906
Tartans of Scottish ClansFilm, Director1904Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal PalaceFilm, Director1903Dorothy's DreamFilm, Director1901
Photograph Taken From An Area WindowFilm, Director1900A Quick Shave and Brush UpFilm, DirectorSpiders on a WebFilm, 1900Director1899
The Inexhaustible CabFilm, Director1898Ally SloperFilm, DirectorEarly Fashions on Brighton PierFilm, 1898Director1897
Brighton Seagoing Electric CarFilm, Director
Comic FaceFilm, 1897Director1864Born4 January 1864Photos 2
Filmography 40
ACAnimated Doll and Toy Town Circus
TCTwo ClownsTCTartans of Scottish Clans
TKThe Sick Kitten
MMMary Jane's Mishap
OSOld London Street Scenes
TJThe Death of Poor JoePWPhotograph Taken From An Area Window
GGGrandma's Reading Glass
LALet Me Dream Again
ATAs Seen Through a Telescope
TVThe Old Maid's Valentine
TBThe House That Jack Built
TSTwo Old Sports
TTThe Kiss in the TunnelTCThe Inexhaustible Cab
SCSanta Claus
CICinderella
FMFaust and Mephistopheles
TFThe X-Ray Fiend
TSThe Miller and the SweepCFComic Face
HCHanging Out the Clothes
WWWeary WillieBCBrighton Seagoing Electric Car
TSTrain Entering Hove Station72 credits on file
In their orbit
Spouse: Laura BayleyAbout this person
George Albert Smith was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for his controversial work with Edmund Gurney at the Society for Psychical Research, his short films from 1897 to 1903, which pioneered film editing and close-ups, and his development of the first successful colour film process, Kinemacolor.
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