What is Edwin S. Porter?
{{Infobox Person | name = Edwin Stanton Porter | image = Edwin S Porter.jpg | image_size = 175px | caption = Edwin Stanton Porter, 1901 photo | birth_date = {{Birth date|1870|4|21}} | birth_place = [[Connellsville, Pennsylvania]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|4|30|1870|4|21}} | death_place = [[New York City]] }} '''Edwin Stanton Porter''' (April 21, 1870 – April 30, 1941) was an early movie [[pioneer]] and director.<ref>{{cite news |first= Ezra|last= Goodman|authorlink= |title=Reminiscences of Edwin S. Porter, or the History of the Motion Picture |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20716FE3554107A93C0A9178DD85F448485F9 |quote= |work=[[New York Times]] |date=June 2, 1940|accessdate=2008-04-26 }}</ref> His most important movies are ''[[Life of an American Fireman]]'' (1903) and ''[[The Great Train Robbery]]'' (1903). == References == {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Porter, Edwin S.}} [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:1870 births]] [[Category:1941 deaths]] [[Category:People from Pennsylvania]]