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William Friese-Greene William Friese-Greene

Credit for this entry to:
Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

Plaque: William Friese-Greene

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W. Friese-Greene

Site: William Friese-Greene (1 memorial)

SW3, King’s Road, 208, Chelsea Cinema

Friese-Greene’s studio and laboratory were located on this site. The current building was originally the Gaumont Palace cinema, built in1934. It closed in 1972. The foyer and stalls became the current Habitat store and the small cinema next door was created in the balcony area.

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William Friese-Greene

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William Friese-Greene

Photographer, inventor and pioneer of cinematography. Born Bristol as William...

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William Friese-Greene

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Newbury Abbot Trent

Sculptor.  Born Forest Gate.  His cousin was a cinema architect which probabl...

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