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Robert W. Paul
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British cinema pioneer (1869–1943)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1951
- Works
- 655
Top works
- Hollywood and Crime
- Lone Star Law
- Greatest Hits
- Lethal Ladies
- The Shamus Winners
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Film & TV
Highbury, London, England, UK
Robert William Paul (3 October 1869 – 28 March 1943) was an English film pioneer and scientific instrument maker. He began producing narrative films as early as April 1895, initially shown on Edison Kinetoscope-style devices, and by 1896 he was projecting them—around the same time the Lumière brothers were developing projected cinema in France. In addition to his filmmaking, Paul achieved success…
Known for
- Fun on the Clothesline — Chasing Man1897
- Fire Brigade — Director1896
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Highbury
- Place of death
- Putney
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Robert William Paul.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1869-10-03
- date of death
- 1943-03-28
- Commons category
- Robert W. Paul
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Robert W. Paul
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