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  1. In 1798 William Black set aside 38 acres of his land to establish the village of Blacksburg. The great grandson of Samuel Black was Harvey Black, the father of Alexander Black, a prominent businessman in the town. Alexander Black lived in a house typical of Blacksburg design at that time.

  2. In 1894, one year before the Lumière brothers patented their cinematograph, the journalist, photographer and writer Alexander Black developed the picture play system. This fused images together to create a new form of audiovisual narration with which he aspired to create “an illusion of reality”.

  3. Alexander Black 1859-1940: Author, photographer, pre-cinema pioneer.

  4. Alexander Black. Director. Writer. Cinematographer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Alexander Black was an American author, photographer and newspaperman born in New York City, the eldest child of Peter Black and Sarah MacCrae, both born in Scotland.

    • Director, Writer, Cinematographer
    • February 7, 1859
    • Alexander Black
    • May 8, 1940
  5. Alexander Black (1859–1940) was an American author, photographer, newspaper man, and the inventor of the pre-cinema “Picture Play” which debuted in 1894. Early life. Alexander Black was born in New York City in 1859, the eldest child of Peter Black and Sarah MacCrae, both born in Scotland.

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  7. After a fire completely destroyed his family’s first home, Alexander Black began construction on an extravagant Queen Anne Victorian in 1896. A descendant of Blacksburg’s Founder, William Black, Alexander built the large home to demonstrate how successful one could be in this small southwestern Virginia town.

  8. Alexander Black. 4,426 likes. Alexander Black is a versatile American actor chosen from a world wide search to play the 2nd lead o

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