About
Known as the Father of Cinematography for inventing moving pictures on paper film using a single lens camera.
Before Fame
He directed the short film Roundhay Garden Scene.
Trivia
His legacy was honored when the University of Leeds named its center for photography and cinema after him.
Family Life
He married Elizabeth Whitley in 1869. He disappeared in 1890, never to be found or seen again.
Associated With
He was a contemporary of Thomas Edison.
