Charles Urban | |
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![]() Urban in 1914 | |
Born | Carl Urban April 15, 1867 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | August 29, 1942 (aged 75) Brighton, England |
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Charles Urban (April 15, 1867 – August 29, 1942) was a German-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War. He was a pioneer of the documentary, educational, propaganda and scientific film, as well as being the producer of the world's first successful motion picture colour system.