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William Friese-Greene born 7 September 1855 (William Edward Green) in Bristol was a British portrait photographer and prolific inventor and recognised as a pioneer in the field of motion pictures and is credited by some as the inventor of cinematography.
On 5 May 1921 Friese-Greene attended a film and cinema industry meeting in London. The meeting had been called to discuss the current poor state of the British film industry. Disturbed by the tone of the proceedings Friese-Greene got to his feet to speak but soon became incoherent. He was assisted in returning to his seat, and shortly afterward slumped forward and died. He was buried in the eastern section of London's Highgate Cemetery, just south of the entrance (and visible from the street through the railings). His memorial describes him as "the Inventor of Kinematography"
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