Fred Waller
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Frederic Waller (1886 – May 18, 1954) was an American inventor and film pioneer.
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Fred Waller | |
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Born | Frederic Waller 1886 (1886) |
Died | May 18, 1954(1954-05-18) (aged 67–68) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Education | Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute |
Employer(s) | Paramount Pictures, Vitarama Corp, Kenyon Instrument Company |
Known for | Inventor of Cinerama; Inventor of the Waller Gunnery Trainer; first to patent the water ski; made 200 short films for Paramount Pictures |
Spouses | Irene Seymour
(m. 1905; div. 1919)Grace Waller
(m. 1920; her death. 1941)Doris Barber Caron
(m. 1942; his death. 1954) |
Children | Stuart, Muriel (both with Irene Seymour) |
Parent(s) | Frederic Waller, Katherine Stearns |
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