Chomón, Segundo de, 1871-1929
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Chaumont, Segundo de, 1871-1929
Chomón Ruiz, Segundo, 1871-1929
Chomón y Ruiz, Segundo Victor Aurelio, 1871-1929
Chomont, Segundo de, 1871-1929
De Chomón, Segundo, 1871-1929
Ruiz, Segundo Chomón, 1871-1929
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found: Tharrats, J.G. Los 500 films de Segundo de Chomón, 1988:t.p. (Segundo de Chomón) p. 308 (photo of birth certificate: Segundo Victor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz, b. Teruel, 10-20-1871) p. 309 (photo of release from military service: Segundo Chomón Ruiz) p. 315 (d. Paris, 5-2-29)
found: Segundo de Chomón, 1903-1912: El cine de la fantasia, 2010:container verso (Segundo de Chomón (Teruel 1871 - Paris 1929); a fundamental figure of the first years of the history of cinema; from his beginnings in Barcelona in 1902 he soon became one of the most important technicians of Pathé Frères)
found: Wikipedia, June 27, 2022(Segundo de Chomón; also Chomont or Chaumont, French; born 17 October 1871; died 2 May 1929; pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter; produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères; frequent camera tricks and optical illusions; regarded as the most significant Spanish silent film director; born in Aragon, Spain; reportedly got into film through the efforts of his French actress wife, Julienne Mathieu; his most productive years as a filmmaker were 1907-1912; in 1910 he returned to Barcelona and started an independent production company, Iberico Films, which proved short-lived; in 1912 he accepted an invitation to make films in Italy; after 1917 he principally worked on creating visual effects for the films of others; was planning to get back into full-time film production on his own when he died of a heart attack at age 57)
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1988-10-28: new
2022-06-28: revised
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