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Identifier
MPH-10-01_Charles_Urban_1922
Creation Date
1922
Subject—Topics
Motion pictures; History; Urban, Charles; Producers
Date Range
1922
Description
Portrait of Charles Urban. News photo print from catalog captioned “Charles Urban – President.” A 1922 portrait by Pirie MacDonald. Charles Urban (April 15, 1867 – August 29, 1942) 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 color system.
Format
BW photograph; 5” x 3.5
Source
Jonathan Silent Film Collection
Number
MPH-10-01