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Georges Méliès

@georgesmelies

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

Building Star Film Company as Founder · France

Key facts

Lived
1861–1938
Educated at
Lycée Louis-le-Grand · Lycée Michelet, Vanves

About

Georges Méliès (1861–1938) was an actor and film director. They were born in Paris. They studied at Lycée Louis-le-Grand.

In context

Star Film Company was founded in 1896 and closed in 1913, after 17 years. Among the 335 other film production company companies we hold, those that closed lasted a median of 12 years, so this one outlasted most of them.

Contribution

Georges's ideas, decisions and failures appear here once this profile is claimed.

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