Today in History: Billy Bitzer & the Biograph Company
Today in History–April 28–the Library of Congress features Billy Bitzer, who filmed the short comedy Stealing a Dinner for the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company on this date in 1899. Bitzer was a great pioneer of early film and shot thousands of movies, including the infamous The Birth of a Nation. Find out more by visiting the Today in History section, then follow the links below to view some of these early films and more related resources.
“Billy” Bitzer films Stealing a Dinner from America’s Library
Pioneer Cameramen — The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906
The Cabinet of Curiosities: Biograph Company Pay Slips | Now See Hear! blog November 11, 2014
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company films
Historical newspaper coverage related to photographer Bitzer
Historical newspaper coverage related to cameraman Bitzer