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George Eastman

George Eastman (July 12, 1854 - March 14, 1932) founded Eastman Kodak and invented roll film, which brought photography to the common man. The roll film was also the basis for the invention of the motion picture film, used by early filmmakers Thomas Edison, the Lumiere Brothers, and George Melies.

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