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Birt Acres was an American photographer and inventor who was born on July 23, 1854 in Richmond, Virginia. He is best known for his invention of the first motion picture camera in the United States. Acres was a self-taught photographer and inventor who began experimenting with photography in the late 1870s. He was a member of the Photographic Society of Philadelphia and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. In 1891, Acres invented the first motion picture camera in the United States. He called it the "Kinetoscope" and it was the first device to capture and store motion pictures on film. Acres also invented the first projector for motion pictures, which he called the "Kinetograph". Acres was a pioneer in the development of motion picture technology and his inventions were used by Thomas Edison and the Edison Manufacturing Company. He was also a founding member of the American Society of Cinematographers. Acres died on April 15, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was 63 years old.

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Occupation cinematographer,director,producer
Age 64 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 23 July 1854
Birthday 23 July
Birthplace Richmond, Virginia, United States
Date of death December 27, 1918
Died Place Whitechapel, London, England
Nationality United States

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Who Is Birt Acres's Wife?

His wife is Annie Elizabeth Cash (29 April 1891 - 27 December 1918) ( his death) ( 3 children)

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Wife Annie Elizabeth Cash (29 April 1891 - 27 December 1918) ( his death) ( 3 children)
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Source of Income Cinematographer

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1895

One of the pioneers of the cinema, Birt Acres was responsible for the first British film (a record of the traditional Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on 30 March 1895) using a camera he developed with Robert W. Paul. The collaboration started when Paul approached Acres (an established professional photographer) with a view to pooling their talents as inventors to invent a British machine that would be compatible with Thomas A. Edison's Kinetoscope.