Edwin S. Porter
DirectorCinematographerWriter
- Born
- April 21, 1870
- Died
- April 30, 1941
In the late 1890s Porter worked as both a projectionist and mechanic, eventually becoming director and cameraman for the Edison Manufacturing Company. Influenced by both the "Brighton school" and the story films of Georges Méliès, Porter went on to make important shorts such as Life of an American…
Director
| Zur Nacht(1967) |
| Lydia Gilmore(1915) |
| The Prince and the Pauper(1915) |
| Bella Donna(1915) |
| Zaza(1915) |
Writer
| The Great Train Robbery(2004) |
| Zur Nacht(1967) |
| The Village Vampire(1916) |
| The Crucible(1914) |
| Lost Illusions(1911) |
Actor
| Life of an American Fireman(1903)as Policeman |
Producer
| A Heroine of '76(1911) |
| The Poor Sick Men(1911) |
| Sunshine Sue(1910) |
| In Life's Cycle(1910) |
| A Child of the Ghetto(1910) |
Cinematographer
| Tess of the Storm Country(1914) |
| A Good Little Devil(1914) |
| Hearts Adrift(1914) |
| The Count of Monte Cristo(1913) |
| By the Light of the Moon(1911) |
Editor
| The Count of Monte Cristo(1913) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships(1904) |
| Street Car Chivalry(1903) |
| President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol(1901) |
Thanks
| History of World Cinema: Part I(2021) |
| Cinématographe 2.0(2015) |
Archive Footage
| Welcome to the Basement(2012)as Self |
| Before the Nickelodeon: The Early Cinema of Edwin S. Porter(1982)as Self |