Smith, Albert E.
Biography
Smith was born in 1875 in Faversham, England; co-founded the Vitagraph Company of America as the Reader, Smith, and Blackton Combination in 1894; Vitagraph producer, writer, and executive with actor and director J. Stuart Blackton until sale of the company to Warner Brothers in 1925; invented the Vitagraph, one of the first successful motion picture projectors, in 1896; had a wife, Lucile, and 6 children; died August 1, 1958 in Los Angeles.
From the guide to the Albert E. Smith Papers, 1897-1933, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| creatorOf | Albert E. Smith Papers, 1897-1933 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| referencedIn | John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. | Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University |
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| associatedWith | Blackton, James Stuart, 1875-1941 | person |
| associatedWith | Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 | person |
| associatedWith | Vitagraph Company of America | corporateBody |
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