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Influential American Movie-maker. Before 1903, movies were little more than short clip usualy consisting of a single scene, in 1903 Edwin S.Porter who worked at Edisons move studio directed the movie "Life of a Fireman" and with it created the first american movie with a storyline.
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1914 | Hearts Adrift | Director | ||
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1911 | Leaves of a Romance | |||
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1911 | The Rose and the Dagger | |||
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1911 | The Lighthouse by the Sea | |||
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1911 | Sherlock Holmes, Jr. | |||
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1911 | A Famous Duel | |||
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1911 | Madeline's Rebellion | |||
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1911 | Captain Nell | |||
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1911 | A Buried Past | |||
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1911 | Silver Threads Among the Gold | |||
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1911 | The Strike at the Mines | |||
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1911 | The Iron Master | |||
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1911 | A Heroine of '76 | |||
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1910 | The Stolen Claim | |||
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1910 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | |||
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1910 | Peg Woffington | |||
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1910 | A Western Romance | |||
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1909 | A Daughter of the Sun | |||
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1909 | Where Is My Wandering Boy Tonight? | |||
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1908 | Saved by Love | |||
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1908 | Romance of a War Nurse | |||
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1908 | Life's a Game of Cards | |||
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1908 | The Face on the Bar-Room Floor | |||
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1908 | The Painter's Revenge | |||
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1908 | The Gentleman Burglar | |||
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1908 | Fireside Reminiscences | |||
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1908 | Rescued from an Eagle's Nest | |||
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1907 | Daniel Boone | |||
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1905 | The Train Wreckers | |||
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1905 | The Seven Ages | |||
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1904 | Parsifal | |||
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1903 | The Great Train Robbery | Director | ||
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1903 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | |||
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1903 | Life of an American Fireman | Director | ||
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1914 | Hearts Adrift | Producer | ||
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1911 | A Heroine of '76 | producer | ||
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1910 | A Child of the Ghetto | producer | ||
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1903 | Life of an American Fireman | Producer | ||
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1911 | Silver Threads Among the Gold | scenario | ||
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1910 | The Stolen Claim | writer | ||
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1910 | Peg Woffington | scenario | ||
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1910 | A Western Romance | scenario | ||
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1909 | A Daughter of the Sun | writer | ||
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1908 | The Gentleman Burglar | scenario | ||
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1903 | The Great Train Robbery | Writer | ||
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1903 | Life of an American Fireman | Writer | ||
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| Credited Name | Edwin S. Porter |
| Gender | Male |
| Birthday | April 21, 1870 |
| Death | April 30, 1941 |
| Primary Role | Director |
| Hometown | Connellsville, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
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