Norman Whitten | |
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| Born | Norman Hughes Chaplen Whitten 20 October 1881 |
| Died | 3 March 1969 (aged 87) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation(s) | Silent film actor Producer Director |
Norman Hughes Chaplen Whitten (20 October 1881 – 3 March 1969) was an English silent film producer, director and actor and the first actor to play the Mad Hatter in film, which he did in the 1903 film Alice in Wonderland, the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 1865 children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.[1][2] In 1907 he married May Clark, who had played Alice. A pioneer of early film in Ireland, Whitten made newsreels, light comedies and dramas and Ireland's first animated film.[3]
- ^ Mills, Ted (31 March 2016). "The First Film Adaptation of Alice in Wonderland (1903)". Open Culture. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
- ^ Filmography of Norman Whitten – British Film Institute Database
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