Edwin S. Porter

Personal Info

Birthday: 1870-04-21

Age: 154

Place of Birth: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For: Directing

Biography

Edwin Stanton Porter was an American film pioneer, most famous as a producer, director, studio manager and cinematographer with the Edison Manufacturing Company and the Famous Players Film Company. Influenced by both the "Brighton school" and the story films of Georges Méliès, Porter went on to make...

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Awards

Academy Award (2020) - Best Actor
Golden Globe (2019) - Best Performance

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Filmography

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Life of an American Fireman

Policeman