Charles Urban

Charles Urban
Urban in 1914
Born
Carl Urban

April 15, 1867
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 29, 1942 (aged 75)
Brighton, England
Spouse
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(m. 1910; died 1937)​

Charles Urban (April 15, 1867 – August 29, 1942) was a German-American film producer and distributor, and one of the most significant figures in British cinema before the First World War. He was a pioneer of the documentary, educational, propaganda and scientific film, as well as being the producer of the world's first successful motion picture colour system.

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