Norman Dawn
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Norman O. Dawn (b. 25 May 1884 in Argentina - d. 2 February 1975 in Santa Monica, California) was an early film director. He is the putative American inventor of the matte shot and, possibly, rear projection.
[edit] Filmography
A partial list of Dawn's films may be found at the Internet Movie Database. Here are some additional films not mentioned at IMDB:
- Missions of California: 1907
- Gypsy Love: 1910
- Women of Toba: 1910
- Story of the Andes: 1911
- Ghost of Thunder Mountain: 1912
- Man of the West: 1912
- The Drifter: 1913
- Two Men of Tinted Butte: 1914
- Oriental Love: 1916
- The Girl in the Dark: 1917
- Sinbad the Sailor: 1917
- The Kaiser, Beast of Berlin: 1917
- Danger, Go Slow: 1918
There is a Norman O. Dawn collection in the Ransom Collection of the University of Texas, Austin.
