Adolphe Le Prince

Adolphe Le Prince was born in 1872 Leeds, Yorkshire, England; UK as the son of Louis Le Prince. Adolphe Le Prince became one of the first people to be filmed through the method of Motion Picture devised by his father. He appeared in two of his father's films; 'Accordian Player' as the Accordian Player (Adolphe being a muscian), and Roundabout Garden Scene as one of the people in the garden (the other two being his grandparents). After his father's disappearance in 1890 Adophe Le Prince became involved in establishing his father's legacy as the inventor of cinematography. He was a witness in the 1891 case brought about by Edison against the American Mutoscope Company. He gave witness to his father's work in opposition to Edison's claim of being the inventor of cinematography however the court, due to the nature of filing a case- the order in which things must be filed- would not allow him to bring his father's film cameras to court as such evidence had not been registered before the court was put in session. The court ruled in Edison's favor. In 1901 while on Fire Island, New York; USA Adophe Le Prince was shot to death.