Cecil Hepworth (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cecil Milton Hepworth (March 19, 1874 - February 9, 1953) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He was among the founders of the British film industry and continued making films into the 1920s. Hepworth was born in Lambeth, South London. His father, Thomas Cradock Hepworth, was a famous magic lantern showman and author. Cecil Hepworth became involved in the early stages of British filmmaking, working for both Birt Acres and Charles Urban, and wrote the first British book on the subject in 1897.