Joseph Whitley
Joseph Whitley (October 17, 1816 – January 12, 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]
Joseph Whitley | |
|---|---|
 Whitley (far left) in Roundhay Garden Scene directed by Louis Le Prince | |
| Born | October 17, 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | January 12, 1891 (aged 74) New York City, US |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Gravestone in Roundhay Churchyard, Leeds, of Sarah Robinson, and her husband, Joseph Whitley[1]
He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah.[4][5]
Death
Whitley died on January 12, 1891. The cause of death are undiscolosed.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Roundhay Garden Scene | Self | Short[6] |
| 2015 | The First Film | Posthumous release (archive footage) |
References
- "Gravestone of Joseph and Sarah Whitley". Historic England – List entry. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- Gerlach, Nina (April 2013). "Historical garden design as an ethical argument in film — 'Certain gardens are described as retreats when they are really attacks' 1". Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes. 33 (2): 96–108. doi:10.1080/14601176.2013.768803. ISSN 1460-1176.
- Hale, Tom. "The World's Oldest Film Has Been Revamped By Artificial Intelligence". IFLScience. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- Macdonald, Ian. "Louis le Prince shot the first film – but did he invent movies?". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- Tucker, Thomas Deane (10 December 2019). The Peripatetic Frame: Images of Walking in Film. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474409292. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "Roundhay Garden Scene – Trivia". IMDb. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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