Eadweard Muybridge: The Eccentric English Bookseller Who Created the First 'Motion Picture' Was Also a Murderer
In 1860, a tragic head injury helped turn a quiet bookseller into one of the world's most consequential photographers.
In 1860, a tragic head injury helped turn a quiet bookseller into one of the world's most consequential photographers.
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Leave the keys, take the cannoli. The mansion seen in the 1972 film is available as a rental.
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