The following is an overview of the events of 1896 in film, including a list of films released and notable births.

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Ad for Vitascope Hall, New Orleans, offering "an entirely new series of pictures".

Notable films released in 1896

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Alexandre Promio

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The pioneer filmmaker, Alice Guy, debuted this year.

Alice Guy-Blaché

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  • The Cabbage Fairy
  • Le chapeau de Tabarin
  • Le clubmen
  • Les concierges
  • Les démolisseurs
  • Chez le barbier

Birt Acres

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Maybe a surviving print of the film Arrival of a Train at Vincennes Station.
 
Screenshot of A Nightmare.

Gabriel Veyre

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Georges Méliès

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Louis Lumière

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Contrary to myth, Arrival Of A Train At La Ciotat it was not shown at the Lumières' first public film screening on 28 December 1895 in Paris, France: the programme of ten films shown that day makes no mention of it. Its first public showing took place in January 1896.

M.H. Laddé

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Robert W. Paul

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William Heise

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The first kiss ever on film is in 1896 involving the great Canadian star May Irwin and John C. Rice.

William K.L. Dickson

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Others

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Births

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Lilyan Tashman was an American vaudeville, Broadway, and film actress.
Month Date Name Country Profession Died
January 20 George Burns US Actor, Comedian 1996
20 Rolfe Sedan US Actor 1982
20 Isabel Withers US Actress 1968
March 3 Willie Fung China Actor 1945
April 8 Einar Juhl Denmark Actor 1982
26 Ruut Tarmo Estonia Actor 1967
May 16 Gilda Langer Germany Actress 1920
17 Ruth Donnelly US Actress 1982
24 Fernando Soler Mexico Actor 1979
June 28 Constance Binney US Actress, Singer, Dancer 1989
July 16 Evelyn Preer US Actress, Singer 1932
25 Jack Perrin US Actor 1967
August 14 Theodor Luts Estonia Director, Cinematographer 1980
18 Jack Pickford Canada Actor 1933
30 Raymond Massey Canada Actor 1983
October 1 Abraham Sofaer US Actor 1988
6 David Howard US Director 1941
23 Lilyan Tashman US Actress 1934
30 Rex Cherryman US Actor 1928
November 16 Lawrence Tibbett US Actor, Singer 1960
December 8 Christl Mardayn Austria Actress, Singer 1971
10 Torsten Bergström Sweden Actor, Director 1948

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References

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  1. ^ "Birt Acres". EarlyCinema.com. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
  2. ^ Mast, Gerald; Kawin, Bruce F., eds. (2007). "Birth". A Short History of the Movies (abridged 9th ed.). Pearson Education. ISBN 9780321418210.
  3. ^ "Zulia Monuments: Teatro Baralt". Institutional Assets and Monuments of Venezuela (in Spanish). 2016-08-04. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  4. ^ Workman, Christopher; Howarth, Troy (2016). Tome of Terror: Horror Films of the Silent Era. Midnight Marquee Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-1936168-68-2.
  5. ^ Malthête, Jacques; Mannoni, Laurent (2008), L'oeuvre de Georges Méliès, Paris: Éditions de La Martinière, p. 337, ISBN 9782732437323