1894 in film
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Events
- January 7 - William Kennedy Dickson receives a patentPatentA patent is a form of intellectual property. It consists of a set of exclusive rights granted by a sovereign state to an inventor or their assignee for a limited period of time in exchange for the public disclosure of an invention....
for motion picture filmFilmA film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
. - January 7 - Thomas EdisonThomas EdisonThomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
films his assistant, Fred OttFred OttFrederick P. Ott was an employee of Thomas Edison's laboratory in the 1890s. His likeness appears in two of the earliest surviving motion pictures – Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze Frederick P. Ott (1860; New Jersey – October 24, 1936; West Orange, New Jersey) was an employee of...
sneezing with the KinetoscopeKinetoscopeThe Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. Though not a movie projector—it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window of a cabinet housing its components—the Kinetoscope introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic...
at the "Black Maria." - February 13 - Auguste and Louis LumièreAuguste and Louis LumièreThe Lumière brothers, Auguste Marie Louis Nicolas and Louis Jean , were among the earliest filmmakers in history...
patent the Cinematographe, a combination movie cameraMovie cameraThe movie camera is a type of photographic camera which takes a rapid sequence of photographs on strips of film which was very popular for private use in the last century until its successor, the video camera, replaced it...
and projectorMovie projectorA movie projector is an opto-mechanical device for displaying moving pictures by projecting them on a projection screen. Most of the optical and mechanical elements, except for the illumination and sound devices, are present in movie cameras.-Physiology:...
. - April 14 - The first commercial presentation of the KinetoscopeKinetoscopeThe Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. Though not a movie projector—it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window of a cabinet housing its components—the Kinetoscope introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic...
took place in the Holland Brothers' Kinetoscope Parlor at 1155 Broadway, New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - June 6 - Charles Francis JenkinsCharles Francis JenkinsCharles Francis Jenkins was an American pioneer of early cinema and one of the inventors of television, though he used mechanical rather than electronic technologies...
projects a filmed motion picture before an audience in Richmond, Indiana. Earliest documented projection of a motion picture. - Thomas EdisonThomas EdisonThomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and a long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. In addition, he created the world’s first industrial...
experiments with synchronizing audio with film; the Kinetophone is invented which loosely synchronizes a KinetoscopeKinetoscopeThe Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. Though not a movie projector—it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window of a cabinet housing its components—the Kinetoscope introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic...
image with a cylinder phonographPhonographThe phonograph record player, or gramophone is a device introduced in 1877 that has had continued common use for reproducing sound recordings, although when first developed, the phonograph was used to both record and reproduce sounds...
. - KinetoscopeKinetoscopeThe Kinetoscope is an early motion picture exhibition device. Though not a movie projector—it was designed for films to be viewed individually through the window of a cabinet housing its components—the Kinetoscope introduced the basic approach that would become the standard for all cinematic...
viewing parlors begin to open in major cities. Each parlor contains several machines. - Birt AcresBirt AcresBirt Acres was a photographer and film pioneer.Born in Richmond, Virginia to English parents, he invented the first British 35 mm moving picture camera, the first daylight loading home movie camera and projector, Birtac, was the first travelling newsreel reporter in international film history and...
creates a 70 mm format, which he first uses to shoot the Henley Royal Regatta.
Films released in 1894
- A Bar Room Scene
- Amateur Gymnast
- Annie Oakley
- Annabelle Butterfly Dance
- Armand D'Ary
- Athlete with Wand
- Band Drill
- Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)
- Bucking BronchoBucking Broncho (1894 film)Bucking Broncho is an 1894 silent film from Edison Studios. Its star was Lee Martin who was an actual cowboy "bronco rider" and a member of Buffalo Bill's wild west show. Martin's part was uncredited and his only film...
- Buffalo Dance
- Caicedo with Pole
- CarmencitaCarmencita (film)Carmencita, is an 1894 American short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by William K.L. Dickson, the Scottish inventor credited with the invention of the motion picture camera under the employ of Thomas Edison. The film is titled after the dancer who features in it.This...
- Chinese Opium DenChinese Opium DenChinese Opium Den is an 1894 American short black-and-white silent film. It is an early motion picture produced by Thomas Edison....
- Cockfight, no. 2
- Corbett and Courtney Before the KinetographCorbett and Courtney Before the KinetographCorbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph is an 1894 American short black-and-white silent film produced by William K.L. Dickson and starring James J. Corbett...
- Dickson Experimental Sound Film
- Fire Rescue Scene
- Fred Ott's SneezeFred Ott's SneezeFred Ott's Sneeze is an 1894 American, short, black-and-white, silent documentary film shot by William K.L. Dickson and starring Fred Ott. It was the first motion picture to be copyrighted in the United States.In the five-second film one of Thomas Edison's assistants, Fred Ott, takes a pinch of...
(Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze) - Fred Ott Holding a Bird
- Franch Dancers
- Glenroy Bros., (no. 2)Glenroy Bros., (no. 2)Glenroy Bros., , also known as Comic Boxing: The Glenroy Brothers is an 1894 silent film from Edison Studios. It is about 27 seconds long and shows the Glenroy Brothers boxing.- External Links :*...
- Hadj Cheriff
- The Henley Royal Regatta of 1894
- Imperial Japanese Dance
- Louis Martinetti aka Luis Martinetti, Contortionist
- Men on Parallel Bars
- Miss JerryMiss JerryMiss Jerry is an 1894 American feature-length black-and-white silent pre-film "Picture Play" written and produced by Alexander Black and starring Blanche Bayliss...
- Franch Dancers
- Oriental Dance
- Rat Killing
- Robetta and Doretto, (no. 2) aka Chinese Laundry Scene
- Sandow
- Sioux Ghost Dance
- The Barbershop
- The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight
- The Wrestling Dog
- Wrestling Match
- Whirlwind Gun Spinning
Births
- January 3 - Zazu Pitts, actress (d. 19631963 in filmThe year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....
) - June 16 - Norman KerryNorman KerryNorman Kerry was an American actor whose career spanned over twenty-five years in the motion picture industry beginning in the silent era at the end of World War I.-Biography:...
, actor (d. 19561956 in filmThe year 1956 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 5 - The Ten Commandments opens in cinemas and becomes one of the most successful and popular movies of all time, currently ranking 5th on the list of all time moneymakers * February 5 - First showing of documentary films by...
) - September 15 - Jean RenoirJean RenoirJean Renoir was a French film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and author. As a film director and actor, he made more than forty films from the silent era to the end of the 1960s...
, director (d.19791979 in filmThe year 1979 in film involved some significant events.- Major events :* March 5 - Production begins on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.* May 25 - Alien, a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released....
) - September 27 - Olive TellOlive TellOlive Tell was a stage and screen actress from New York City.She graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1915....
, actress (d. 19511951 in filmThe year 1951 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Sweden - May Britt is scouted by Italian film-makers Carlo Ponti and Mario Soldati-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:...
) - October 7 - Del LordDel LordDel Lord was a Canadian film director and actor best known as a director of Three Stooges films.-Career:Delmer Lord was born in the small town of Grimsby, Ontario, Canada...
, pioneer Hollywood director (d. 19701970 in filmThe year 1970 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 9 - Larry Fine, the second member of The Three Stooges, suffers a massive stroke, therefore ending his career....
) - October 20 - Olive ThomasOlive ThomasOlive Thomas was an American silent film actress and model. She is best remembered for her marriage to Jack Pickford and her death.-Early life:...
, actress (d. 1920) - November 9 - Mae MarshMae MarshMae Marsh was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.-Early life:...
, actress (d. 1968) - December 31 - Pola NegriPola NegriPola Negri was a Polish stage and film actress who achieved worldwide fame for her tragedienne and femme fatale roles from the 1910s through the 1940s during the Golden Era of Hollywood film. She was the first European film star to be invited to Hollywood, and became a great American star. She...
, actress (d. 1987)
External links
- 1894 at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...