Cecil M. Hepworth: Cecil M. Hepworth. Producer: Alice in Wonderland. Born in London, England, in 1874, Cecil Hepworth was one of the founders of the British film industry, directing and producing many films from 1898 into the late 1920s. Developing an early interest in films from following his father on lecture tours about the magic-lantern, he patented several photographic inventions and wrote possibly the earliest handbook on the film medium. Directing, producing, and...
Known For: Alice in Wonderland (Producer), How It Feels to Be Run Over (Producer), Rescued by Rover (Producer), Sweet Lavender (Producer)