Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment,[2] shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince.[3]
Joseph Whitley | |
|---|---|
 Whitley (far left) in Roundhay Garden Scene, directed by Louis Le Prince | |
| Born | 17 October 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 12 January 1891 (aged 74) New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | John Robinson Whitley (1843–1922) Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, neé Whitley (1846–1925) Joseph (?–?) |
He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah.[4][5]
Death
editWhitley died on 12 January 1891. His cause of death was undisclosed.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Roundhay Garden Scene | Self | Short |
| 2015 | The First Film | Posthumous release (archive footage) |
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Gravestone of Joseph and Sarah Whitley (1460284)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ Gerlach, Nina (April 2013). "Historical garden design as an ethical argument in film — 'Certain gardens are described as retreats when they are really attacks' 1". Studies in the History of Gardens & Designed Landscapes. 33 (2): 96–108. doi:10.1080/14601176.2013.768803. ISSN 1460-1176.
- ^ Hale, Tom (20 August 2020). "The World's Oldest Film Has Been Revamped By Artificial Intelligence". IFLScience. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Macdonald, Ian (4 August 2015). "Louis le Prince shot the first film – but did he invent movies?". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ Tucker, Thomas Deane (10 December 2019). The Peripatetic Frame: Images of Walking in Film. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474409292. Retrieved 1 March 2021.