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The Disappearance of Louis Le Prince: The First Filmmaker Who Vanished
Episode 178
Friday, 17 April, 2026
Louis Le Prince created some of the earliest motion pictures in the 1880s, years before Edison or the Lumière brothers. In 1890, just as he was preparing to present his work publicly, he boarded a train in France and disappeared. He was neverseen again.Source MaterialsPaul Fischer, The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the MoviesNat Segnit, “Who Killed Louis Le Prince? On the Forgotten Father of Film,” Harper’s Magazine (April 2022)“100 Years Ago, the Father of Movies Disappeared,” The New York Times, September 16, 1990Christopher Rawlence, The Missing Reel: The Untold Story of the Lost Inventor of Moving PicturesStephen Herbert, “Louis Le Prince,” Who’s Who of Victorian CinemaNational Science and Media Museum (UK), archival materials on Louis Le PrinceLeeds City Council / Leeds Museums & Galleries, local historical materials on Roundhay Garden Scene and Leeds Bridge footagePaulFischer, The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession,Murder, and the MoviesNat Segnit,“Who Killed Louis Le Prince? On the Forgotten Father of Film,” Harper’sMagazine (April 2022)“100 YearsAgo, the Father of Movies Disappeared,” The New York Times, September16, 1990ChristopherRawlence, The Missing Reel: The Untold Story of the Lost Inventor of MovingPicturesStephenHerbert, “Louis Le Prince,” Who’s Who of Victorian CinemaNationalScience and Media Museum (UK), archival materials on Louis Le PrinceLeeds CityCouncil / Leeds Museums & Galleries, local historical materials on RoundhayGarden Scene and Leeds Bridge footage
