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F. Percy Smith
Sign in to saveAlso known as Frank Percy Smith, Frank P. Smith, F.P. Smith, Percy Smith
British nature documentary pioneer (1880-1945)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Cine-biology
- Songs of the Saguenay, etc
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Film & TV
London, England
A distinguished pioneer of scientific filmmaking, Percy Smith was born in London in 1880. Working as a clerk at the Board of Education, Percy began to photograph the natural world around him, nursing a lifelong fascination with all manner of plant and animal life. His close-up photograph of a bluebottle's tongue caught the attention of film entrepreneur Charles Urban, who quickly began to…
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1880–1945
- Nationality
- GB
- Role / Field
- Scenarzysci filmowi angielscy, Rezyserzy angielscy, Photographers, Operatorzy filmowi angielscy, Naturalists, Nature films
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 8 libraries
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Percy
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Southgate
- Occupation
- arachnologist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Nature and the cinematographer. Mr. Percy Smith at work.jpg
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- date of death
- 1945-03-24
- date of birth
- 1880-01-12
- Commons category
- F. Percy Smith
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