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Walter R. Booth
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British magician and early pioneer of British film (1869–1938)
Film & TV
Worcester, England, UK
Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
Known for
- Secrets of British Animation — Self (archive Footage)2018
- Comedy Cartoons — The artist1907
- The Hand of the Artist1906
- A Lively Quarter Day — The conjurer1906
- Undressing Extraordinary1901
- Artistic Creation — The cartoonist1901
- Upside Down; or, The Human Flies — Professor of spiritualism1899
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Booth
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Worcester
- Place of death
- Birmingham
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1869-07-12
- date of death
- 1938-01-01
- Commons category
- Walter R. Booth
- related category
- Category:Films directed by Walter R. Booth
- Commons Creator page
- Walter R. Booth
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