Edwin S. Porter

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Edwin_S._Porter
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Film_Director
gptkbp:active_years_end 1915
gptkbp:active_years_start 1897
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_film_industry
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Film_Institute_Life_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Honorary_Academy_Award
gptkb:National_Board_of_Review_Award
gptkb:Directors_Guild_of_America_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkbp:birth_date 1870-04-02
gptkbp:children gptkb:Edwin_S._Porter_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1941-04-02
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_New_York_Hat
gptkb:The_Life_of_an_American_Fireman
gptkb:The_Little_Train_Robbery
gptkb:The_Night_Before_Christmas
gptkb:The_Great_Train_Robbery
gptkb:The_Country_Doctor
The Teddy Bears
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edwin S. Porter
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Walt_Disney
gptkb:Alfred_Hitchcock
gptkb:Mack_Sennett
gptkb:Cecil_B._De_Mille
gptkb:D._W._Griffith
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Thomas_Edison
gptkbp:known_for early narrative films
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Great_Train_Robbery
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:filmmakers
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Porter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Great_Train_Robbery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4