1901 in film

none May 2018 1901 film music The year 1901 in film involved some significant events. __TOC__ Events Edwin S. Porter is put in charge of Thomas Edison's motion-picture production company Thomas Edison closes "America's First Movie Studio", the Edison's Black Maria Notable films A Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Another Job for the Undertaker, directed by Edwin S. Porter and George S. Fleming – (US) B thumb|200px| PLAY: The Big Swallow (1 minute) The Big Swallow, directed by James Williamson – (UK) Blue Beard (Barbe-Bleue), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 1697 fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France) C The Countryman and the Cinematograph, directed by Robert W. Paul – (UK) Cunard Vessel at Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) D The Devil and the Statue (Le Diable géant ou le Miracle de la Madone), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) Dream and Reality (Rêve et réalité), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) E Employees Leaving Alexandra Docks, Liverpool, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Excelsior!, directed by Georges Méliès – (France) F Fire!, directed by James Williamson – (UK) G The Gans-McGovern Fight, a documentary starring Joe Gans and Terry McGovern – (US) The Gordon Sisters Boxing, directed by Thomas Edison – (US) H The Haunted Curiosity Shop, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK) History of a Crime (Histoire d'un crime), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) I Inauguration of the Australian Commonwealth, documentary directed by Joseph Perry – (Australia) J Jamaica Street, Glasgow, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) K Kansas Saloon Smashers, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) L Lord Roberts' Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) M thumb|200px|The Man with the Rubber Head. The Magic Sword, directed by Walter R. BoothWorkman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). "Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era". Midnight Marquee Press. 978-1936168-68-2. – (UK) The Man with the Rubber Head (L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc), directed by Georges Méliès – (France) Manchester Band of Hope Procession, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Manchester Street Scene, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Miners Leaving Pendlebury Colliery, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Morecambe Church Lads' Brigade at Drill, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) N North Sea Fisheries, North Shields, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) P thumb|200px|President McKinley Inauguration Footage. Panoramic View of the Morecambe Sea Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Parkgate Iron and Steel Co., Rotherham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Peeping Tom (Par le trou de la serrure), directed by Ferdinand Zecca – (France) Pendlebury Spinning Co., produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) President McKinley Inauguration Footage, directed by Thomas Edison – (US) Preston Egg Rolling, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) R Race for the Muriatti Cup, Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Red Riding Hood (Le Petit Chaperon rouge) (lost), directed by Georges Méliès, based on the 17th-century fairy tale by Charles Perrault – (France) Ride on the Tramcar Through Belfast, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Royal Proclamation of the Death of Queen Victoria, Blackburn, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) S thumb|200px|PLAY: Scrooge or Marley's Ghost (5 minutes) Scrooge, or, Marley's Ghost, directed by Walter R. Booth, based on the 1843 novella A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens – (UK) Sedgwick's Bioscope Show Front, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) The Seven Castles of the Devil (Le Sept Châteaux du Diable), directed by Ferdinand ZeccaKinnard, Roy (1995). "Horror in Silent Films". McFarland and Company Inc. 0-7864-0036-6. Page 14. – (France) A Sneaky Boer, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Star Theatre, directed by Frederick S. Armitage – (US) Stop Thief!, directed by James Williamson – (GB) T Torpedo Flotilla Visit to Manchester, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) Trapeze Disrobing Act, directed by Edwin S. Porter – (US) U Undressing Extraordinary, directed by Walter R. Booth – (UK) University Procession on Degree Day, Birmingham, produced by Mitchell and Kenyon – (UK) W What Happened on Twenty-third Street, New York City, directed by George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter – (US) Births Month Date Name Country Profession Died January 9 Vilma Bánky Hungary Actress 1991 14 Bebe Daniels US Actress, singer, dancer, producer 1971 25 Mildred Dunnock US Actress 1991 February 1 Clark Gable US Actor 1960 6 Ben Lyon US Actor, Studio Executive 1979 9 Brian Donlevy US Actor 1972 10 Stella Adler US Actress, Acting Teacher 1992 16 Chester Morris US Actor 1970 22 Ken G. Hall Australia Producer, director 1994 22 Mildred Davis US Actress 1969 25 Zeppo Marx US Actor, comedian 1979 28 Sylvia Field US Actress 1998 March 13 Paul Fix US Actor 1983 25 Ed Begley US Actor 1970 27 Carl Barks US Cartoonist 2000 April 1 Edna Tichenor US Actress 1965 1 Gay Seabrook US Actress 1970 5 Melvyn Douglas US Actor 1981 30 David Manners Canada Actor 1998 May 7 Gary Cooper US Actor 1961 21 Sam Jaffe US Agent, Producer, Studio Executive 2000 June 3 Maurice Evans UK Actor 1989 6 Véra Korène Russia Actress, singer 1996 18 Llewellyn Rees UK Actor 1994 22 Naunton Wayne UK Actor 1970 29 Nelson Eddy US Actor, singer 1967 29 Frieda Inescort Scotland Actress 1976 July 7 Vittorio De Sica Italy Director, actor 1974 14 George Tobias US Actor 1980 20 Dilys Powell UK Critic 1995 21 Allyn Joslyn US Actor 1981 24 Mabel Albertson US Actress 1982 28 Rudy Vallée US Singer, Musician, Actor 1986 August 4 Louis Armstrong US Musician, Singer, Actor 1971 27 Roger Pryor US Actor 1974 September 5 Florence Eldridge US Actress 1988 12 Ben Blue Canada Actor, comedian 1975 25 Robert Bresson France Director 1999 26 Donald Cook US Actor 1961 26 George Raft US Actor, dancer 1980 October 2 Rita La Roy US Actress, dancer 1993 17 Cesare Bettarini Italy Actor 1975 November 2 James Dunn US Actor 1967 17 Lee Strasberg Poland Actor, director, Acting Teacher 1982 22 Lee Patrick US Actress 1982 29 Mildred Harris US Actress 1944 December 5 Walt Disney US Animator, Producer 1966 7 Troy Sanders US Composer, Musician 1959 9 Carol Dempster US Actress 1991 27 Marlene Dietrich Germany Actress, singer 1992 Deaths May 9 - Charles Chaplin, Sr. (born 1863), actor and father of Charlie Chaplin. June 2 – James A. Herne (born 1839), actor playwright. Some of his works such as Shore Acres adapted into silent films. also father of screenwriter Julie Herne and actress Chrystal Herne. Debut Anna Held References External links List of 1901 films at IMDb List of 1901 deaths at IMDb List of 1901 births at IMDb Category:Film by year Category:Articles containing video clips