Georges Méliès, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1938)

Georges Méliès

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès was a French magician, toymaker, actor, and filmmaker. He led many technical and narrative developments in the early days of cinema, primarily in the fantasy and science fiction genres. Méliès rose to prominence creating "trick films" and became well…