Léon Gaumont
French businessman (1864-1946) · France · On the map · Founders · Died at 82
Léon Ernest Gaumont was a French inventor, engineer, and industrialist who was a pioneer of the motion picture industry. He founded the world's oldest operating film studio, Gaumont, and worked in partnership with Solax Studios.
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France
Category
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Type
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1864 to 1946 · aged 82