Charles Urban
Charles Urban (1867-1942) was one of the major figures of early cinema. Here you can learn about the varied career of the man who did much to establish the documentary, news, travel and educational film, as well as being the producer of the world's first successful natural colour motion picture system, Kinemacolor.
This website tells the Charles Urban story, and places his achievement within early cinema history. The Introduction gives an overview of his career. The Chronology provides a year-by-year account of Urban's life. The History section covers Urban's career from his early years in America as a salesman, through his time with the Warwick Trading Company and the Charles Urban Trading Company, his triumphs with Kinemacolor, his role as propagandist in the First World War, and his final years promoting the educational film in America. Biographies provides short descriptions of some of Urban's contemporaries. Sources lists books, journal articles and archive collections. The Documents sections provides copies of key archival documents and images. The Early Cinema Gateway is a web resource in itself - a comprehensive guide to web resources on early cinema in general. The News page provides the latest information on Urban and early cinema news stories in general.
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