Edwin S. Porter
Directing · Director of Photography · Director · Cinematography
Born Apr 21, 1870 · Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Active 1900–1941
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.
Filmography
The Great Train Robbery (1903) - Director · Director of Photography · Writer · ProducerLife of an American Fireman (1903) - Policeman · DirectorDream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906) - DirectorRussia, the Land of Oppression (1910) - DirectorMiss Sherlock Holmes (1908) - DirectorSherlock Holmes, Jr. (1911) - DirectorOn the Brink (1911) - DirectorInter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships (1904) - DirectorAnimated Painting (1904) - Camera Operator · DirectorA Country Girl's Seminary Life and Experiences (1908) - Camera OperatorThe Gentleman Burglar (1908) - Camera OperatorThe Gay Shoe Clerk (1903) - Director of PhotographyWhat Happened on Twenty-Third Street, New York City (1901) - Camera OperatorJack and the Beanstalk (1902) - Director of Photography · DirectorUncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show (1902) - Camera OperatorThe Night Before Christmas (1905) - Director · Director of PhotographyRescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908) - CinematographyPan-American Exposition by Night (1901) - DirectorA Heroine of '76 (1911) - DirectorParsifal (1904) - Director of PhotographyThe 'Teddy' Bears (1907) - DirectorAlice's Adventures in Wonderland (1910) - DirectorConey Island at Night (1905) - DirectorThe Finish of Bridget McKeen (1901) - Camera Operator