George Méliès

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeIn silent film era
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Legion_of_Honour
gptkbp:birthDate 1861-12-08
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate 1938-01-21
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:education gptkb:Lycée_Louis-le-Grand
gptkbp:filmography over 500 films
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Star_Film_Company
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
fantasy
horror
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Méliès
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:cinema
gptkbp:influencedBy stage magic
gptkbp:knownFor pioneering special effects
cinematic innovation
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:legacy father of special effects
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:French
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Astronomer's_Dream
gptkb:The_Haunted_Castle
gptkb:The_Impossible_Voyage
gptkb:The_Kingdom_of_the_Fairies
gptkb:A_Trip_to_the_Moon
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:film_director
gptkb:magic
gptkb:screenwriter
actor
producer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Eugénie_Adèle_Méliès
gptkb:Jean-Louis-Stanislas_Méliès
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Père_Lachaise_Cemetery
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Gaston_Méliès
gptkbp:signature gptkb:A_Trip_to_the_Moon
time-lapse photography
dissolves
hand-painted color
multiple exposures
stop trick
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jeanne_d'Alcy
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Hugo_(film)
gptkb:Méliès_the_Magician_(documentary)
gptkb:The_Extraordinary_Voyage_(documentary)
gptkbp:yearsActive 1896–1913
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Terry_Gilliam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5