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Auguste Lumière

Oct 19, 1862 - Apr 10, 1954 (91 years old) in Besançon, Doubs, France

Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist. In 1894 and 1895, he and his brother Louis invented an animated photographic camera and projection device, the cinematograph, which met with worldwide success.

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Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
Self (archive footage)
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Lumière!
Self (archive footage)
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Demolition of a Wall
Himself
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ViennaFilm 1896-1976
Self (archive footage)
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The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon
Himself
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Women Fighting
The Man
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Baby's Meal
Himself
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The Lumière Brothers' First Films
Himself
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Le Cinématographe Lumière
Self
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Fishing for Goldfish
Himself (uncredited)

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