Charles Urban
Film director, Film producer
1867 – 1942
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Who was Charles Urban?
Charles Urban was an Anglo-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War. He was a pioneer of the documentary, educational, propaganda and scientific film, as well as being the producer of the world's first successful motion picture colour system.
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- Born
- Apr 14, 1867
Cincinnati - Also known as
- Carl Urban
- Spouses
- Ada Aline Jones
(1910/02/22 - 1937/10) - Julia Avery
(1888/12/20 - 1908/11)
- Ada Aline Jones
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 29, 1942
Brighton
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on July 23, 2013
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