William Norman Lascelles Davidson

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Captain William Norman Lascelles Davidson was an early experimenter in color cinematography. [1]

Between 1898 and 1906 Davidson spent around £3,000 trying to create a workable motion picture system using natural pigments. Although his work was unsuccessful, he influenced the people who developed Kinemacolor.

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  1. ^ "William Norman Lascelles Davidson", Who's Who of Victorian Cinema. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. "Captain William Norman Lascelles Davidson, of the 4th Battalion The Kings (Liverpool) Regiment is a little-known experimenter in colour cinematography from the early years of cinema."