Barnes, John, 1920-2008

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Barnes, John, 1920-2008
Other forms of name
Barnes, John, Dr
Barnes, John, 1920-
Date of birth
1920-06-28
Date of death
2008-06-01
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 111414342
Wikidata: Q16744984
Library of congress: n 78008245
Sources of Information
  • His The beginnings of the cinema ... c1976:t.p. (John Barnes)
  • GB B77-00890(Barnes, John, b. 1920)
  • His The rise of the cinema in Gt. Britain, c1983:t.p. (John Barnes; MBKS)
  • BL AL recd. 24 Oct. 1988(John Stuart Lloyd Barnes, born 28 June 1920)
  • Independent online ed., June 30, 2008(John Barnes; John Stuart Lloyd Barnes; b. June 28, 1920, London; d. June 1, 2008, St. Ives, Cornwall; authority on the early days of film who with his brother created an unparalleled cinema collection)
  • Garlick Barnes (1891 to 1987), 2008:t.p. (John Barnes) p. 9 (Dr. John Barnes, Kino House, Victoria Place, Saint Ives)

Wikipedia description:

John Stuart Lloyd Barnes (28 June 1920 – 1 June 2008) was a British film historian specialising in the early history of cinema. He co-founded the Barnes Museum of Cinematography with his brother William. The museum was one of the first museums devoted to film and became a focal point for scholars worldwide. Barnes is best known for a five-volume history of film titled The Beginnings of the Cinema in England, 1894-1901. He was survived by his partner, brother, and son William

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