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kinetograph
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the Kinetograph. -
history of film
history of film begans in 1890 with the invention of first motion picture cameras -
firts movie theater
first movie theater open in pitsburgh -
movie fan magazine
Photoplay debuts as the first magazine for movie fans. -
charlie chaplin sighn to mutual studio
charli chaplin sighns to mutual studio and earn 10,000 a week -
first canine as a star
German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin becomes film's first canine star -
walt disney first cartoon
Walt Disney creates his first cartoon, "Alice's Wonderland." -
steam boat willie
Walt Disney introduces Galloping Gaucho and Steamboat Willie, the first cartoons with sound. The Academy Awards are handed out for the first time. Wings wins Best Picture -
marilyn monroe
Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose at age 36.
Government regulations force studios out of the talent agency business. -
rating systerm
The motion picture rating system debuts with G, PG, R and X. -
steadicam
The Steadicam is used for the first time in Rocky. -
titanic expensive film of all time
Titanic crashes into theaters. It is the most expensive film of all time, costing between $250 and $300 million to produce and market.
