Joseph Whitley

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Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment, shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince. He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah.

Death

Whitley died on 12 January 1891. His cause of death was undisclosed.

Filmography

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