Ludwig Blattner

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Ludwig Blattner , also Louis Blattner (* 1881 in Germany; † October 30, 1935 in Elstree , Hertsmere ) was a German - British entrepreneur , film producer and inventor . He is considered a film pioneer.

Life

Blattner came from a Jewish family. In 1897 he moved from Germany to Liverpool . Before the First World War, he worked in the entertainment industry in Liverpool. After the First World War he managed a chain of cinemas in Manchester.

Ludwig Blattner developed the with Curt Stille invented Blattnerphone much further, making it the BBC began, bsp. to record the speech of George V at the opening of the India Round Table Conference on November 12, 1930. Although the Blattnerphone as a steel tape recording technology was not optimally suited for music recordings, a second machine was installed in the Broadcasting House of the BBC in London. In 1933, Blattner sold the rights to the Marconi Company .

Blattner founded the Ludwig Blattner Film Corporation in Borehamwood . To this end, he bought Neptune Studios in 1928 , which had specialized in the dubbing of films. In 1928 he produced the short films Albert Sandler and His Violin [Serenade - Schubert] and Teddy Brown and His Xylophone through his company . The film One Night in London was made in 1928 and the film My Lucky Star in 1933 .

In 1931 Blattner invented a book reader with which people with visual impairment (blindness) could read books.

Blattner committed suicide in 1935 due to financial difficulties and pressure from the banks. Blattner was married and had two children.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Blattner in findmypast.co.
  2. ^ A b c d British Film Studios - Ludwig Blattner Film Corp. ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , learnaboutmovieposters.com, accessed April 9, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.learnaboutmovieposters.com
  3. ^ The Blattnerphone. orbem.co.uk, accessed April 9, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Blattner, Ludwig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blattner, Louis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-British entrepreneur, film producer and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Germany
DATE OF DEATH October 30, 1935
Place of death Elstree , Hertsmere