George Albert Smith
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1864-01-04
Day of Death
1959-05-17 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
George Albert Smith
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
Known For
Acting
(1899)
The Kiss in the Tunnel
as Husband
Crew
Down Exeter Incline
Director
(1912)
(1910)
Fording the River
Director
(1910)
Choice Bouquets
Director
(1909)
Choosing the Wallpaper
Director
(1908)
(1908)
A Visit to the Seaside
Director, Producer
(1906)
Tartans of Scottish Clans
Director
(1906)
Two Clowns
Director
(1904)
Venice and the Grand Canal
Director
(1904)
(1903)
Mary Jane's Mishap
Director
(1903)
The Sick Kitten
Director
(1903)
Old London Street Scenes
Director
(1903)
Dorothy's Dream
Director
(1902)
At Last! That Awful Tooth
Director
(1902)
(1902)
Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes
Director, Producer
(1902)
(1902)
Policeman and Burglar
Director
(1902)
The Coronation of Edward VII
Camera Operator
(1901)
The Death of Poor Joe
Director
(1901)
Visit to Pompeii
Director
(1901)
(1901)
(1900)
The Old Maid's Valentine
Director
(1900)
Let Me Dream Again
Director
(1900)
Spiders on a Web
Director
(1900)
A Quick Shave and Brush Up
Director
(1900)
As Seen Through a Telescope
Producer, Director of Photography, Director
(1900)
Grandma's Reading Glass
Producer, Director
(1900)
The House That Jack Built
Director
(1900)
Grandma Threading Her Needle
Director
(1900)
The Rival Clothiers
Director
(1900)
Scandal Over the Teacups
Director
(1900)
Two Old Sports
Director
(1900)
The Dull Razor
Director
(1899)
The Kiss in the Tunnel
Producer, Director, Director of Photography
(1899)
The Inexhaustible Cab
Director
(1898)
The Corsican Brothers
Director
(1898)
Santa Claus
Director
(1898)
Cinderella
Director
(1898)
Faust and Mephistopheles
Director
(1898)
Photographing a Ghost
Director
(1898)
Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
Director
(1898)
Ally Sloper
Director
(1897)
The X-Ray Fiend
Production Design, Writer, Director, Producer
(1897)
The Sign Writer
Director
(1897)
Comic Face
Director
(1897)
The Miller and the Sweep
Director
(1897)
Making Sausages
Director
(1897)
Brighton Seagoing Electric Car
Director
(1897)
Weary Willie
Director
(1897)
Hanging Out the Clothes
Producer, Director
(1897)
The Maid in the Garden
Director
(1897)
Comic Shaving
Director