Annie Hartley

Annie Hartley
Hartley (third from left) in Roundhay Garden Scene, directed by Louis Le Prince
Born
Harriet Hartley

1873 (1873)
Yorkshire, England
Died (aged 25)
Resting place
Ripponden, West Yorkshire, England

Annie Hartley (1873 – 31 March 1898) was an English woman who appeared in the 1888 short film Roundhay Garden Scene by Louis Le Prince. She was a close friend of Louis Le Prince and his mother-in-law Sarah Whitley, and her former employee. Hartley died on 31 March 1898, at the age of 25. Her cause of death was unknown. She was buried in Ripponden, West Yorkshire, England.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1888 Roundhay Garden Scene Self Short, unconfirmed

References

  1. ↑ Hale, Tom (20 August 2020). "The World's Oldest Film Has Been Revamped By Artificial Intelligence". IFLScience. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Macdonald, Ian (4 August 2015). "Louis le Prince shot the first film – but did he invent movies?". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Fischer, Paul (19 April 2022). The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies. Simon and Schuster. p. 3. ISBN 9781982114824.