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Christopher Rawlence uncovers every possible detail about Le Prince and his work, thanks to unpublished family records, court documents, patents and a fair amount of speculation to create a dense, fascinating story of invention and intrigue.
Nov 1, 1990 · Christopher Rawlence. Investigates the September 1890 disappearance of French inventor Augustin Le Prince while en route to Washington, D.C., to file a patent for a moving picture camera and projector. 320 pages, Paperback. First published November 1, 1990.
Nov 18, 1990 · In 1976, a young writer and film maker named Christopher Rawlence considered risking a fight with the developers by buying a house in Chapeltown.
Jan 1, 1990 · In `The Missing Reel' Christopher Rawlence probes the underside of the early movie industry. While the public thrilled at the sight of boxing cats and sneezing men, the inventors were driving themselves into the ground financially, sabotaging each other's work, and endlessly litigating over who created a particular apparatus first.
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The Missing Reel: Directed by Christopher Rawlence. With Mona Bruce, John Hart Dyke, Steve Shill, Alison Skilbeck.
b/w photo illus., 306pp., 8vo, cloth- backed bds., d.w. New York: Atheneum, 1990. Binding: Hardcover Language: English
Christopher Rawlence is the author of The Missing Reel (2.96 avg rating, 26 ratings, 8 reviews, published 1990), The missing reel (3.00 avg rating, 3 rat...
