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Georges Méliès

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Also known as Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, the Cinemagician, Georges Melies, George Méliès, Marie-Georges-Jean Melies, George Melies

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

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Georges Méliès was a French actor, film director, animator, and film editor. Born in Paris on December 8, 1861, he was educated at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand. He was married to Jehanne d'Alcy and spoke French. Méliès received the Knight of the Legion of Honour and was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

He died of cancer in Paris on January 21, 1938, from natural causes. His remains are buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery. Among his associated works are *Vida y obra de un pionero del cine*, *Exposition commémorative du centenaire de Georges Méliès*, *La vie et l'oeuvre d'un pionnier du cinéma*, and *Propos sur les vues animées*.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1861
Died
1938
Works
1

Top works

  • Vida y obra de un pionero del cine
  • Exposition commémorative du centenaire de Georges Méliès
  • La vie et l'oeuvre d'un pionnier du cinéma
  • Propos sur les vues animées

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Film & TV

Directing · Paris, France

Georges Méliès (December 8, 1861 - January 21, 1938), full name Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès, was a French illusionist and filmmaker famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. One of the first filmmakers to use multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, tracking shots, dissolves, and hand-painted color in his work, Méliès pioneered effects that…

Known for

  • Satans Sacrilegious Saga — Devil2025
  • Alcoléa & cie Documentary2024
  • Méliès: Tales of Terror — The Melomaniac2021
  • The Méliès Mystery — Self (archive footage)2021
  • El hombre que quiso ser Segundo — Self (archive footage)2014
  • The Cinemagician, Georges Méliès — Self (archive footage)2012
  • The Extraordinary Voyage — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2011
  • The Magic of Méliès — Self / Various Roles (archive footage)1997
  • Cinematógrafo 1900 — Self (archive footage)1979
  • Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma — Self (archive footage)1978

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Paris
Active from
1861
Active to
1938
Official siteDiscogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
461
Total plays
902

Tags

1900sgénial1910sFrench filmmakerearly cinema

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension

    · 2018 · cited 8,300x

  2. Dynamical mean-field theory of strongly correlated fermion systems and the limit of infinite dimensions

    · 1996 · cited 6,412x

  3. Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021

    · 2024 · cited 4,521x

  4. Preexposure Chemoprophylaxis for HIV Prevention in Men Who Have Sex with Men

    · 2010 · cited 4,373x

  5. Host–microbe interactions have shaped the genetic architecture of inflammatory bowel disease

    · 2012 · cited 4,299x

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Official website

Accueil | TheGMélièsproject

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Encyclopedic overview

Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès (/meɪlˈjɛs/ mayl-YES, French: [maʁi ʒɔʁʒ ʒɑ̃ meljɛs]; 8 December 1861 – 21 January 1938) was a French filmmaker, actor, magician, and toymaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of cinema, primarily in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Méliès rose to prominence creating "trick films" and became well known for his innovative use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted colour. He was also one of the first filmmakers to use storyboards in his work. His most important films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and The Impossible Voyage (1904).

Early life and education

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