Cecil Hepworth
Cecil Milton Hepworth (19 March 1874 – 9 February 1953) was a British film director, producer and screenwriter. He was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s at his Hepworth Studios. In 1923 his company Hepworth Picture Plays went into receivership.
Cecil Hepworth | |
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| Born | 19 March 1874 Lambeth, England |
| Died | 9 February 1953 (aged 78) Greenford, Middlesex, England |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer |
| Years active | 1896–1926 |
His works include Alice in Wonderland (1903), the first film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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