Charles Urban(1867-1942)

Producer
Director
Cinematographer

Charles Urban was born on 14 April 1867 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Britain Prepared (1915), The Tempest (1905) and Combatting the Elements (1921). He was married to Ada Aline Jones and Julia Avery. He died on 29 August 1942 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.

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Known for

Britain Prepared

5.5

Producer

1915

The Tempest

4.2

Short

Producer

1905

Combatting the Elements

Short

Producer

1921

The Aerial Submarine

6.0

Short

Producer

1910

Credits

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Producer

Abraham Lincoln
Short
- producer
- 1923
Plant Life
Short
- producer
- 1923
Western Coast
Short
- producer
- 1923
Roving Thomas in Chicago
Short
- producer
- 1923
Beasts of Prey
Short
- producer
- 1923
Old New York
Short
- producer
- 1923
The County Fair
Short
- producer
- 1923
Roving Thomas at the Winter Carnival
Short
- producer
- 1923
George Washington
Short
- producer
- 1923
The Silvery Salmon
Short
- producer
- 1923
William Tell
Short
- producer
- 1923
Benjamin Franklin
Short
- produced by
- 1923
Bare Facts Concerning Bears
Short
- producer
- 1923
Nature and Poet
Short
- producer
- 1922
Bobbie's Ark
Short
- producer
- 1922

Director

Benjamin Franklin
Short
- directed by
- 1923
Combatting the Elements
Short
- Director
- 1921
Britain Prepared
5.5
- Director
- 1915
Banks of the Nile
5.9
Short
- Director (uncredited)
- 1911
Marie Lloyd's Little Joke
Short
- Director
- 1909
Hudson River Docks, New York
Short
- Director
- 1906
Lifeboat Drill on an Atlantic Liner
Short
- Director
- 1906
Transporting the Olympia Carpet
Short
- Director
- 1906
Puck's Pranks on a Suburbanite
Short
- Director
- 1906
Tunny Fishing in Tunisia
3.0
Short
- Director
- 1906
Preparing an Ocean Greyhound for a Voyage
Short
- Director
- 1906
The Tempest
4.2
Short
- Director
- 1905
Deer Hunt in the South of France
3.6
Short
- Director
- 1903
The Coronation of King Edward VII
5.1
Short
- Director
- 1902

Cinematographer

The Four Seasons
- Cinematographer
- 1921
Combatting the Elements
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1921
The Atlantic Voyage
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1907
Voyage to New York on Kaiser Wilhelm II: Entering New York Harbour
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1905
Voyage to New York on Kaiser Wilhem II: A Sail Up the East River
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1905
Voyage to New York on Kaiser Wilhem II: In Mid-Ocean and Arrival at Plymouth
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1905
Voyage to New York on Kaiser Wilhem II: Leaving New York for Plymouth and Cherbourg
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1905
Voyage to New York on Kaiser Wilhem II: Preparation for the Return Passage
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1905
Voyage to New York on Kaiser Wilhelm II: Off for America
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1905

Personal details

Born
- April 14, 1867
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died
- August 29, 1942
- Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK(undisclosed)
Spouses
Other works
Book: "The Cinematograph in Science, Education and Matters of State".
Publicity listings
- 29 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Film pioneer--a competitor of Thomas A. Edison--who invented the Bioscope, a motion picture projector. He also developed, in association with G.A. Smith, a color process called Kinemacolour. In the 1910s and early 1920s he produced a series of newsreels, as well as early nature and science documentaries.