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George Eastman (July 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932) was an American innovator and entrepreneur who founded the Eastman Kodak Company and invented roll film, helping to bring photography to the mainstream. Roll film was also the basis for the invention of motion picture film in 1888 by the world’s first filmmakers Eadward Muybridge and Louis Le Prince, and a few years later by their followers Léon Bouly, Thomas Edison, the Lumière Brothers and Georges Méliès.

• Born: July 12, 1854 Waterville, New York, U.S.
• Died: March 14, 1932 (aged 77) Rochester, New York, U.S.
• Resting place: Ashes buried at Kodak Park
• Nationality: American
• Occupation: Businessman, inventor, philanthropist
• Known for: Photography pioneer, Founder of Eastman Kodak
• Net worth: USD $95 million at the time of his death (approximately 1/611th of US GNP)
• Parents: George Eastman (1815–1862) & Maria Kilbourn (1821–1907)

Read more about George Eastman at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Richard Gere to receive George Eastman Award (AP)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-23 18:33:24
AP - Richard Gere is getting a George Eastman Award in upstate New York for his contributions to movies and humanitarian causes.

Richard Gere to receive George Eastman Award (omg!)
Yahoo Entertainment, 2011-12-23 17:58:15
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'Lonesome' to screen at James Bridges Theater
LA Times Entertainme, 2010-10-25 07:00:00
The 1929 quasi-silent/quasi-talkie romantic drama has developed a cult status since its restoration in 1994. The freshly restored audio debuts at UCLA.It's hard to find anything in cinema history books about the 1929 quasi-silent/quasi-talkie romantic drama "Lonesome." The film wasn't a success upon release and faded into obscurity. But it ...