Alexandre Michon
French film director and cinematographer
Died when: 63 years 0 days (756 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Alexander Mishon (Russian: ????????? ?????????? ?????; 5 July 1858, in Kharkiv – 5 July 1921, near Samara) was a Russian Empire photographer and cinematographer.Born to a French family in Kharkiv, he started his career as a photographer and owned a photo studio in his hometown.
He later settled in Baku (nowadays capital of Azerbaijan) and lived there for 25 years.Here, in 1898, he shot his first films using a Lumière cinematograph.
Michon is widely regarded as the pioneer of Azerbaijani cinema.
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