Biography
Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès, George Albert Smith, usually credited as G.A. Smith, was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal – an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor – the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it
Filmography
all 55
Movies 55
Director 51
Producer 1
Animated Doll and Toy Town Circus (1912)
Varieties of Sweet Peas (1911)
A Run with the Exmoor Staghounds (1911)
Choice Bouquets (1910)
Fording the River (1910)
Choosing the Wallpaper (1909)
A Visit to the Seaside (1908)
Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs (1908)
Tartans of Scottish Clans (1906)
Two Clowns (1906)
Grand Display of Brock's Fireworks at the Crystal Palace (1904)
Venice and the Grand Canal (1904)
The Sick Kitten (1903)
Dorothy's Dream (1903)
Mary Jane's Mishap (1903)
Old London Street Scenes (1903)
The Coronation of Edward VII (1902)
Tommy and the Mouse in the Art School (1902)
Policeman and Burglar (1902)
Hey, Diddle Diddle, The Cat and the Fiddle (1902)
At Last! That Awful Tooth (1902)
A Photograph Taken From Our Area Window (1901)
The Death of Poor Joe (1901)
The Little Doctors (1901)
Visit to Pompeii (1901)
Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)
The Old Maid's Valentine (1900)
The House That Jack Built (1900)
As Seen Through a Telescope (1900)
Spiders on a Web (1900)
A Quick Shave and Brush Up (1900)
Let Me Dream Again (1900)
Grandma Threading Her Needle (1900)
Two Old Sports (1900)
The Dull Razor (1900)
Scandal Over the Teacups (1900)
The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899)
The Inexhaustible Cab (1899)
Santa Claus (1898)
Cinderella (1898)
The Corsican Brothers (1898)
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier (1898)
Photographing a Ghost (1898)
Faust and Mephistopheles (1898)
The Haunted Castle (1897)
Making Sausages (1897)
The Sign Writer (1897)
The X-Ray Fiend (1897)
Comic Shaving (1897)
Comic Face (1897)
Weary Willie (1897)
The Maid in the Garden (1897)
Hanging Out the Clothes (1897)
The Miller and the Sweep (1897)
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car (1897)
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GenderMale
Birthday1864-01-04
Deathday1959-05-17 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsG.A. Smith, GA Smith
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