William Selig
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William Nicholas Selig was a vaudeville performer and pioneer of the American motion picture industry. His stage billing as Colonel Selig would be used for the rest of his career, even as he moved int
Selig in 1916
Selig studio, Chicago, The Moving Picture World, July 1916
Street view of Selig's studio in Los Angeles, c. 1910.
"Shakespeare trial", 1916, Chicago Tribune, Selig (right)
Something Good – Negro Kiss
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Something Good – Negro Kiss is an American short silent film made in 1898 that depicts a couple kissing and holding hands. It is believed to be the earliest depiction of on-screen kissing involving Af
William Selig
…Soldiers at Play, 1898 Something Good – Negro Kiss 1898 Chicago Police Parade, 1901…
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