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First Motion-picture camera
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, commissioned by Thomas Alva Edison, builds the first motion-picture camera and names it the Kinetograph -
The first movie Studio
The Edison Corporatioon establishes the first motion-picture studio, a Kinetograph production center nicknamed the Black Maria -
The first crew
Edison Corporation mechanic Edwin S. Porter turns cameraman, director and producer to make The Great Train Robbery. -
The first Movie Theater
The first movie theater opens in Pittsburgh -
Movie Magazine
Photoplay debuts as the first magazine for movie fans. -
Walt Disney joins in
Walt Disney creates his first cartoon, "Alic's Wonderland" -
The laws
The head of the Motion Picture producers and Destributors of America, William Hays establishes a code of decency that outlines what is acceptable in films. -
Walt Disney has big bucks
Walt Disney pays $7.4 billion for Pixar Animation Studios, the powerhouse that created the toy story films, Monsters INC, finding nemo, and the incredibles. -
Casablanca
Casablanca premieres in theaters -
Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe, a famouse superstar dies of drug overdose at age 36 leaving the movie industry forever.
