Edwin Stanton Porter
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American film pioneer (1870–1941)
Key facts
- Born
- Edwin Stanton Porter , ( 1870-04-21 ) April 21, 1870, Connellsville, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Died
- April 30, 1941 (1941-04-30) (aged 71), New York City, U.S.
- Occupations
- Film director film producer studio manager cinematographer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Edwin
- Family name
- Porter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Connellsville
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- inventor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- silent film
- Image
- Edwin S Porter.jpg
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- date of birth
- 1870-04-21
- date of death
- 1941-04-30
- Commons Creator page
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- name in native language
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- birth name
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Edwin S. Porter
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- place of burial
- Kensico Cemetery
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Encyclopedic overview
Edwin Stanton Porter (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Of over 250 films created by Porter, his most important include What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City (1901), Jack and the Beanstalk (1902), Life of an American Fireman (1903), The Great Train Robbery (1903), The European Rest Cure (1904), The Kleptomaniac (1905), Life of a Cowboy (1906), Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908), The Prisoner of Zenda (1913), and Tess of the Storm Country (1914).
Birth and education
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