Louis Lumière
Known for Directing
Birthday
October 5, 1864
Place of Birth
Besançon, Doubs, France
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.
