Chomón, Segundo de, 1871-1929

LC control no.	n 88128513
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Chomón, Segundo de, 1871-1929 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Chaumont, Segundo de, 1871-1929 Chomón Ruiz, Segundo, 1871-1929 Chomón y Ruiz, Segundo Victor Aurelio, 1871-1929 Chomont, Segundo de, 1871-1929 De Chomón, Segundo, 1871-1929 Ruiz, Segundo Chomón, 1871-1929
Associated country	Spain
Associated place	France Italy
Birth date	1871-10-17 1871-10-20
Death date	1929-05-02 1929-05-02
Place of birth	Aragon (Spain) Teruel (Spain)
Place of death	Paris (France)
Field of activity	Motion picture industry Cinematography--Special effects Trick cinematography
Affiliation	Pathé frères (France)
Profession or occupation	Motion picture producers and directors
Found in	Tharrats, J.G. Los 500 films de Segundo de Chomón, 1988: t.p. (Segundo de Chomón) p. 308 (photo of birth certificate: Segundo Victor Aurelio Chomón y Ruiz, b. Teruel, 10-20-1871) p. 309 (photo of release from military service: Segundo Chomón Ruiz) p. 315 (d. Paris, 5-2-29) Segundo de Chomón, 1903-1912: El cine de la fantasia, 2010: container verso (Segundo de Chomón (Teruel 1871 - Paris 1929); a fundamental figure of the first years of the history of cinema; from his beginnings in Barcelona in 1902 he soon became one of the most important technicians of Pathé Frères) Wikipedia, June 27, 2022 (Segundo de Chomón; also Chomont or Chaumont, French; born 17 October 1871; died 2 May 1929; pioneering Spanish film director, cinematographer and screenwriter; produced many short films in France while working for Pathé Frères; frequent camera tricks and optical illusions; regarded as the most significant Spanish silent film director; born in Aragon, Spain; reportedly got into film through the efforts of his French actress wife, Julienne Mathieu; his most productive years as a filmmaker were 1907-1912; in 1910 he returned to Barcelona and started an independent production company, Iberico Films, which proved short-lived; in 1912 he accepted an invitation to make films in Italy; after 1917 he principally worked on creating visual effects for the films of others; was planning to get back into full-time film production on his own when he died of a heart attack at age 57)