Edwin Stanton Porter

American film director.

Born April 21st, 1870 in Connellsville. [ref]

Died April 30th, 1941 at 71 years old in New York City. [ref]

Occupations
camera operator, cinematographer, film director, film producer, inventor, screenwriter
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The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins? Edgar Allan Poe