FILM DIRECTOR

George Albert Smith

1864 - 1959

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George Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for his controversial work with Edmund Gurney at the Society for Psychical Research, his short films from 1897 to 1903, which pioneered film editing and close-ups, and his development of the first successful colour film process, Kinemacolor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Albert Smith is the 354th most popular film director (up from 557th in 2019), the 1,627th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,053rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, George Albert Smith ranks 354 out of 2,041. Before him are William Kennedy Dickson, Kira Muratova, Ermanno Olmi, Víctor Erice, Dušan Makavejev, and Jean Rouch. After him are Emilio Fernández, Fernando Meirelles, Makoto Shinkai, Edward Yang, Alexander Sokurov, and Héctor Babenco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1864, George Albert Smith ranks 66. Before him are Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Robert E. Park, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Peter Deunov, and Grand Duke Peter Nikolaevich of Russia. After him are Carsten Borchgrevink, Wilhelm Souchon, Anagarika Dharmapala, Tanaka Giichi, Isa Boletini, and Arthur Zimmermann. Among people deceased in 1959, George Albert Smith ranks 53. Before him are Zhang Jinghui, Grock, Elias, Duke of Parma, Edvard Eriksen, Hitoshi Ashida, and Ethel Barrymore. After him are George Antheil, Irakli Tsereteli, Eugene Meyer, Imre Schlosser, Una O'Connor, and Albert Ketèlbey.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Albert Smith ranks 1,627 out of 8,785. Before him are Stephen Fry (1957), Marina Berti (1924), Iain Glen (1961), Ted Hughes (1930), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837), and Neville Marriner (1924). After him are Simon Stock (1164), Annie Chapman (1841), Mike Hailwood (1940), William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville (1759), Peter Shaffer (1926), and Dave Sexton (1930).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, George Albert Smith ranks 23. Before him are Guy Ritchie (1968), John Schlesinger (1926), David Hamilton (1933), Adrian Lyne (1941), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), and Steve McQueen (1969). After him are Carol Reed (1906), Ken Russell (1927), Robert Stevenson (1905), Anthony Minghella (1954), Tom Hooper (1972), and Roland Joffé (1945).

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