Walter R. Booth

Film director

1869 – 1938

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Who was Walter R. Booth?

Walter Robert Booth was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered the use of hand-drawing techniques that led to the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist.

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Born
Jul 12, 1869
Worcester
Also known as
  • Walter Booth
  • W. R. Booth
  • W.R. Booth
  • Walter Robert Booth
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Died
1938
Birmingham

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on July 23, 2013

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