1892 in film
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The following is an overview of the events of1892 in film,including a list of films released and notable births.
Events
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- The final revisions to theKinetoscopeare made, including a vertical transport and wider film. This becomes the de facto technical specification for allsilent filmby 1909.
- Max Skladanowskydevelops a camera and shoots his first footage this year, but its unusual interleaved image format leaves him ultimately unable to exhibit it until work is completed on the Bioskop projector in late 1895.
- October 18 –Théâtre Optiqueevent opens, showing projected motion pictures to the public at theMusée GrévininParis.
Films released in 1892
[edit]- Le Clown et ses chiens,alostanimated filmdirected byCharles-Émile Reynaud.
- Pauvre Pierrot,ananimated filmdirected by Charles-Émile Reynaud.
- Un bon bock,alostanimated filmdirected by Charles-Émile Reynaud.
- Le prince de Galles,a documentary short film aboutEdward, Prince of Walesdirected byLouis Lumière.
- Fencing,directed byWilliam K. L. Dickson.
- A Hand Shake,directed byWilliam Heiseand William K. L. Dickson.
- Man on Parallel Bars,directed by William K. L. Dickson.
- Wrestling,directed by William K. L. Dickson.
- Boxing,made byEdison Manufacturing Company.
Births
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Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
January | 18 | Oliver Hardy | US | Actor | 1957 | |
29 | Ernst Lubitsch | Germany | Director, producer, writer, actor | 1947 | ||
31 | Eddie Cantor | US | Singer, Comedian | 1964 | ||
February | 10 | Alan Hale Sr. | US | Actor, director | 1950 | |
27 | William Demarest | US | Actor | 1983 | ||
March | 27 | Dorrit Weixler | Germany | Actress | 1916 | |
April | 2 | Jack L. Warner | US | Hollywood studio founder | 1978 | |
4 | Esther Howard | US | Actress | 1965 | ||
8 | Mary Pickford | Canada | Actress, Studio founder | 1979 | ||
14 | Claire Windsor | US | Actress | 1972 | ||
May | 11 | Margaret Rutherford | UK | Actress | 1972 | |
13 | Frank Rice | US | Actor | 1936 | ||
28 | Minna Gombell | US | Actress | 1973 | ||
June | 13 | Basil Rathbone | South Africa | Actor | 1967 | |
July | 1 | Thomas Mitchell | US | Actor | 1962 | |
10 | Slim Summerville | US | Actor | 1946 | ||
14 | Al Hill | US | Actor | 1954 | ||
21 | Renée Jeanne Falconetti | France | Actress | 1946 | ||
29 | William Powell | US | Actor | 1984 | ||
September | 2 | Dezső Kertész | Hungary | Actor, director | 1965 | |
9 | Tsuru Aoki | Japan | Actress | 1961 | ||
21 | Olof Ås | Sweden | Actor, stage manager | 1949 | ||
28 | Ruth Stonehouse | US | Actress, director | 1941 | ||
October | 5 | Leyland Hodgson | UK | Actor | 1949 | |
25 | Nell Shipman | US | Actress, writer, producer | 1970 | ||
November | 16 | Mabel Normand | US | Actress | 1930 | |
December | 5 | Cyril Ring | US | Actor | 1967 | |
24 | Ruth Chatterton | US | Actress | 1961 | ||
29 | Aku Korhonen | Russia | Actor | 1960 | ||
30 | John Litel | US | Actor | 1972 | ||
31 | Jason Robards Sr. | US | Actor | 1963 |
External links
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