1901 in film
The year 1901 in film involved some significant events.
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Events
- Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company.
- Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria.
Films released in 1901
The Man with the Rubber Head.
President McKinley Inauguration Footage.
- Alfred Butterworth And Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson.
- Bluebeard, directed by Georges Méliès.
- A Busy Corner at Armour's, produced by William Nicholas Selig.
- A Chinese Market, cinematography by Raymond Ackerman.
- A Close Call, cinematography by Frederick S. Armitage.
- The Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul.
- Cunard Vessel At Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Dream and Reality, directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
- Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Excelsior! Prince Of Magicians, directed by Georges Méliès.
- Fire!, directed by James Williamson.
- The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary short starting by Joe Gans and Terry McGovern.
- The Gordon Sisters Boxing.
- History of a Crime, directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
- Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, directed by Joe Perry.
- Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Kansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter.
- Lord Roberts' Visit To Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- The Man with the Rubber Head, directed by Georges Melies.
- Manchester Band Of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Panoramic View Of The Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Parkgate Iron And Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Peeping Tom, directed by Ferdinand Zecca.
- Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- President McKinley Inauguration Footage (Taking the Oath), directed by Thomas Edison.
- Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Race For The Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Ride on the Tramcar through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Royal Proclamation Of The Death Of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth.
- Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage.
- Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson.
- Torpedo Flotilla Visit To Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter.
- University Procession On Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon.
- What Happened on Twenty-Third Street, directed by Edwin S. Porter.
Births
Deaths
- May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin.
- June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne.
Debut
References
- "Disney, Walt (05 December 1901–15 December 1966), animator and motion picture producer". American National Biography. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1800309. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- Wilson, Scott (2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. p. 190. ISBN 9781476625997.
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