Louis Lumière

Directing

Born: 1864-10-05
Died: 1948-06-06
From: Besançon, Doubs, France
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.2

Also Known As

Louis Jean Lumière

Biography

Louis Jean Lumière (1864–1948) was a French manufacturer of photography equipment. Along with his brother Auguste, he is best known for their Cinématographe motion picture system and the short films they produced between 1895 and 1905, which places them among the earliest filmmakers.

Photos2

Awards & Nominations7 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

National Inventors Hall of Fame

2007
🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

1960
🏆 Won

Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour

1939
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Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

1935
🏆 Won

Elliott Cresson Medal

1909
🏆 Won

Knight of the Legion of Honour

1900
🏆 Won

Great Gold medal of the Société d'Encouragement au Progrès

Acting4 titles

Directing347 titles

Production791 titles

Camera13 titles

Crew7 titles