Louis Lumière

Directing

October 5, 1864

Died June 6, 1948 (83 years old)

Besançon, Doubs, France

Acting Credits

390

Directed

IMDb

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.