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Thomas Edison

This person was an inventor who helped develop the Kinetoscope.

David Wark Griffith

This person was an early filmmaker whose famous movie stunned audiences for its technical genius, despite its distinct racial bias.

Edwin S. Porter

This person was an early filmmaker who had a genius for editing and for telling a story through visuals.

Charlie Chaplin

Though best known for his or her comedic persona, this person frequently drew upon his or her tragic childhood, along with a keen psychological insight, as a director, writer, and actor.

Mary Pickford

This person was one of America's first "sweethearts" in cinema.

Orson Welles

This person revolutionized filmmaking and entertainment, through experiments in radio and cinema (one particularly infamous episode involved detailing an alien attack, though several people believed it to be a real news report.)

Alfred Hitchcock

This person was a famous filmmaker who became well-known for...

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