George Albert Smith (filmmaker)

George Albert Smith
George Albert Smith in 1902
Born(1864-01-04)4 January 1864
London, England
Died17 May 1959(1959-05-17) (aged 95)
Brighton, Sussex, England
Occupation(s)Film maker, inventor
SpouseLaura Bayley

George Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Gray, Frank. "Smith, G.A. (1864-1959)". BFI Screenonlinee. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
  2. ^ Gray, Frank. "George Albert Smith". Who's Who in Victorian Cinema. Retrieved 24 April 2011.