William Haggar

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William Haggar (March 1851 - February 1925) was a British pioneer of the cinema industry.

Hagar was born in Dedham, Essex, and worked as a musician and later as a carpenter with travelling shows, until 1898, when he and his wife set up a mobile cinema business. In 1902, he began making his own films, several of which were rediscovered and restored during the 1990s.

[edit] Films

  • Mirthful Mary - A Case for the Blacklist (1903)
  • The Sign of the Cross (1904)
  • The Salmon Poachers (1905)
  • The Life of Charles Peace (1905)
  • The Red Barn Crime, or Maria Marten (1908)
  • The Sheepstealer (1908)
  • The Maid of Cefn Ydfa - The Love Story of Ann Thomas (1914)

These films usually starred members of Haggar's own family. After the death of his wife, he settled permanently in Wales, where he opened a chain of cinemas.

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