Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
October 5, 1864
Died
June 6, 1948 (age 83)
Place of Birth
Besançon, Doubs, France
Also Known As
Louis Jean Lumière
Louis Lumière
Biography
Louis Jean Lumière (1864–1948) was a French manufacturer of photography equipment. Along with his brother Auguste, he is best known for their Cinématographe motion picture system and the short films they produced between 1895 and 1905, which places them among the earliest filmmakers.
