Adolphe Le Prince
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Adolphe Le Prince | |
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 Le Prince (far right) in Roundhay Garden Scene, directed by Louis Le Prince | |
| Born | Louis Adolphe W. Le Prince c. June 1872 Hunslet, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 20 August 1901 (aged 28) Fire Island, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by gunshot |
| Father | Louis Le Prince |
Adolphe Le Prince (c. June 1872 – 20 August 1901) was an English actor. He appeared in Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest surviving film.[1]
In 1898, Le Prince appeared as a witness for the defence in a lawsuit brought by Thomas Edison against the American Mutoscope Company.[2] Le Prince testified about the inventions of his late father, Louis Le Prince, rebutting Edison's claim to be the inventor of cinematography, and therefore entitled to royalties for the use of the process.[citation needed]
Death
[edit]Adolphe tried to find his father for his entire adult life. He retreated to the house he and his brothers built as a refuge for his mother in Point O' Woods, New York, vicinity of Fire Island, for the summer, and in August the rest of the family joined him. On the afternoon of 20 August 1901, Le Prince picked up his hunting gun and went shooting for ducks in the area. He walked out into the sand dunes and shot himself through the forehead.[3] The official verdict was suicide.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Roundhay Garden Scene | Self | Short |
| Accordion Player | Accordion Player |
References
[edit]- ^ Macdonald, Ian (4 August 2015). "Louis le Prince shot the first film – but did he invent movies?". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Pruitt, Sarah (15 November 2017). Breaking History: Vanished!: America's Most Mysterious Kidnappings, Castaways, and the Forever Lost. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 198. ISBN 9781493030613.
- ^ Fischer, Paul (19 April 2022). The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies. Simon and Schuster. p. 310. ISBN 9781982114824.
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