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Along with his better-known French counterpart Georges Méliès George Albert Smith was one of the first filmmakers to explore fictional and fantastic themes, often using surprisingly sophisticated special effects. His background was ideal--an established portrait photographer, he also had a long-standing interest in show business, running a tourist attraction in his native Brighton featuring a fortune teller. His films were among the first to feature such innovations as superimposition (Smith patented a double-exposure system in 1897), close-ups and scene transitions involving wipes and focus pulls. He also patented Kinemacolor--the world's first commercial cinema color system--in 1906, which was extremely successful for a time, despite the special equipment required to project it- Marjorie Cantor was born on 31 March 1915 in Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for This Is Your Life (1950). She died on 17 May 1959 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Erzsi Antal was born on 19 October 1889 in Rozsnyó, Austria-Hungary. She was an actress, known for Garszonlakás kiadó (1940), A hadtest parancsnok (1917) and A kutyamosó (1927). She died on 17 May 1959 in Budapest, Hungary.
- Jerry Unser was born on 15 November 1932 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He died on 17 May 1959 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.