Born: 1844-12-08
From: Montreuil, Seine [now Seine-Saint-Denis], France
Known For: Directing
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Charles-Émile Reynaud (8 December 1844 – 9 January 1918) was a French inventor, responsible for the praxinoscope (an animation device patented in 1877 that improved on the zoetrope) and the first projected animated films. His Pantomimes Lumineuses premiered on ...