Kazimierz Prószyński
- Directing
- April 4, 1874 · Warsaw, Poland
- March 13, 1945
Biography
Kazimierz Prószyński (4 April 1875 – 13 March 1945), born in Warsaw, Poland, was a Polish inventor active in the field of cinema. He patented his first film camera, called Pleograph (in Polish spelling: Pleograf), before the Lumière brothers, and later went on to improve the cinema projector for the Gaumont company, as well as invent the widely used hand-held Aeroscope camera.
Known for
Filmography
- Return of the Reveller · Writer, Original Film Writer
- The Coronation of King George V · Director, Cinematography
- The Return of a Merry Fellow · Director, Writer
- Cabman's Adventure · Director, Writer
- Street Traffic in Front of Mickiewicz’s Monument · Director, Writer
- Ujazdów Avenue · Director, Writer
- Franciscan Street · Director, Writer
- Children Playing in the Garden · Director, Writer
- Skating-rink in the Royal Baths · Director, Writer