Joseph Whitley | |
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Born | 17 October 1816
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 12 January 1891
New York City, U.S. | (aged 74)
Spouse | |
Children |
John Robinson Whitley (1843–1922) Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, neé Whitley (1846–1925) Joseph (?–?) |
Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment, [2] shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince. [3]
He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah. [4] [5]
Whitley died on 12 January 1891. Their cause of death was undisclosed.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1888 | Roundhay Garden Scene | Self | Short |
2015 | The First Film | Posthumous release (archive footage) |
Joseph Whitley | |
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Born | 17 October 1816
Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 12 January 1891
New York City, U.S. | (aged 74)
Spouse | |
Children |
John Robinson Whitley (1843–1922) Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, neé Whitley (1846–1925) Joseph (?–?) |
Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment, [2] shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince. [3]
He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah. [4] [5]
Whitley died on 12 January 1891. Their cause of death was undisclosed.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1888 | Roundhay Garden Scene | Self | Short |
2015 | The First Film | Posthumous release (archive footage) |