Armitage, F. S

LC control no.	n 96107227
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Armitage, F. S. *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Armitage, Frederick S. Armitage, Francis S. Armitage, Fred S.
Biography/History note	Early American cameraman and director, working primarily for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. He had a hand in creating more than 400 short subjects for AM&B. Several of his subjects stand out in their innovative use of camerawork, superimpositions, time-lapse photography and other effects then new to film-making. His 1902 film, Star Theatre, was named to the National Film Registry in 2002. Some sources indicate that his death date is unknown.
Birth date	1894-06-29
Death date	1933-01-03
Place of birth	New York (N.Y.)
Place of death	Ecorse (Mich.)
Field of activity	Photography Motion picture industry
Profession or occupation	Photographers Camera operators Motion picture producers and directors
Found in	Chimmie Hicks at the races [MP] 1900 (name not given) Biograph bulletins, 1896-1908, 1971: p. 455 (cameraman, F.S. Armitage) Internet movie database WWW site, viewed January 06, 2014: (Frederick S. Armitage; F.S. Armitage; motion picture cameraman, director and producer; born, June 29, 1874 in New York City; died, January 3, 1933 in Ecorse, Wayne Co., Michigan) Niver, K. Early motion pictures, 1985: p. 123 (Francis S. Armitage; cameraman, Governor's Foot Guards, Conn.; also known as F.S. Armitage) U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 viewed May 16, 2019 via Ancestry.com (Fred Syron Armitage; born June 29, 1874)
Not found in	Perf. arts biog. master index, 1982; Varity obits.
Associated language	eng