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Producer Born: March 14, 1864 in Chicago, IL Death: 1948 Biography:American film pioneer "William N. Selig" was the first producer to build a studio in Hollywood, CA. A former magician and owner of a successful minstrel show, "Selig" became interested in film after seeing the Edison Kinetoscope demonstrated in Dallas in 1895. The following year, "Selig" decided to enter the industry himself by creating a projection device. When he couldn't, he simply had technicians copy the Lumière Cinématographe. He added a couple of changes and called it the Selig Standard Camera. He also devised the Selig Polyscope projector. Later in 1896, he rented a downtown Chicago loft, set up the Selig Polyscope Company and became a filmmaker. Though the Motion Picture Patents Company tried to shut him down, "Selig" and his films prevailed. They became especially popular in 1909 when the enterprising "Selig" re-created a successful lion hunt by President Theodore Roosevelt who was on African... Full Biography
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