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William Nicholas Selig

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American actor and filmmaker (1864-1948)

United StatesDirectorsLived 1864 to 1948 · aged 84
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William Nicholas Selig was a vaudeville performer and pioneer of the American motion picture industry. His stage billing as Colonel Selig would be used for the rest of his career, even as he moved into film production.

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Selig studio, Chicago, The Moving Picture World, July 1916Selig studio, Chicago, The Moving Picture World, July 1916Street view of Selig's studio in Los Angeles, c. 1910.Street view of Selig's studio in Los Angeles, c. 1910."Shakespeare trial", 1916, Chicago Tribune, Selig (right)"Shakespeare trial", 1916, Chicago Tribune, Selig (right)The Jungle Goddess (pt) (1922), advertisement for the serialThe Jungle Goddess (pt) (1922), advertisement for the serialThe Adventures of Kathlyn, 1913, Selig PolyscopeThe Adventures of Kathlyn, 1913, Selig PolyscopeSelig and Harry LauderSelig and Harry Lauder

Filmography 40

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz1910 · ★ 5.3
Something Good - Negro Kiss1898
Ringling Bros. Circus Parade1902
Auction of Souls1919
The Tramp and the Dog1896
The Roller Skate Craze1907
The Heart of Texas Ryan1917
Something Good - Negro Kiss (Alternate Version)1898
The Sanitarium1910
The Crisis1916
The Jungle Princess1920
The Count of Monte Cristo1908
Ben's Kid1909
Making It Pleasant for Him1909
Mrs. Jones' Birthday1909
The Witch of the Everglades1911
Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz1910
Blackbeard1911
The Awful Adventures of an Aviator1915
The Wooing and Wedding of a Coon1907
Wash Day in Camp1898
Monte Cristo1912
Vanishing Trails1920
The Rosary1922
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde1908
The Still Alarm1911
Unto Those Who Sin1916
Indian Summer1913
Kazan1921
Alas! Poor Yorick!1913
The Vows1911
The Man from Texas1915
A Dangerous Adventure1922
Bounder1912
The Jungle Goddess1922
Tempted by Necessity1912
The Man from the East1911
The Poetic Justice of Omar Khan1915
Tracked by Bloodhounds; or, A Lynching at Cripple Creek1904
The Hobo's Rest Cure1912

64 credits on file

Awards 2

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Academy Honorary Award

Connected to William 6

Tom MixAlso in The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)Robert Z. LeonardAlso in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)Al Ernest GarciaAlso in The Still Alarm (1911)Aurora MardiganianAlso in Auction of Souls (1919)Dick RichardsAlso in Tempted by Necessity (1912)Kathlyn WilliamsAlso in The Witch of the Everglades (1911)

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1948 · aged 84
Written about in
15 languages

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