research assistance

[P3D Michael J. D'Abrosca <zephyr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone:

Excuse the kinda off-topic subject, but that's what happens sometimes 
when we are all inextricably linked via computers these days. A friend of 
mine asked if I would post it here because of the link with photography 
and its history. He is helping to construct a "Lighthouses in the Movies" 
Web Page and had read the following query on another list:
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        I once saw (on TV) a documentary about a guy
        (a Scottish immigrant?) who invented a motion
        picture camera, but ended up being squashed by
        Thomas Edison (inventor of a rival method).

        A good part of the show featured Fire Island
        lighthouse as a backdrop, yet I cannot remember
        the title or even the name of the inventor.
        It might have been a PBS or Discovery channel
        production...

        That lighthouse (and Montauk) is used often since
        it is so close to NYC.
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If you can assist with info to help him track down this inventor, or 
maybe the name of the PBS special, I am sure he, and ultimately many 
lighthouse afficionados, would appreciate it. 

Please send comments to:
Jim Carigan
JimMonomoy@xxxxxxx

Thanks!

Michael D'Abrosca
Petaluma, California, USA
zephyr@xxxxxxxxx


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