Trivia

The films shown in that momentous programme on December 28, 1895 were as follows: 1.La sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon (1895); 2.La voltige (1895); 3.La pêche aux poissons rouges (1895); 4.Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon (1895); 5.Les forgerons (1895); 6.L'Arroseur arrosé (1895); 7.Repas de bébé (1895); 8.Le saut à la couverture (1895); 9.Place des Cordeliers à Lyon (1895); 10.Baignade en mer (1895).

He was member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (A.M.P.A.S.).

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 700-710. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.

His brothers and sisters, apart from Auguste Lumière, are Juliette, France, Jeanne and Edouard Lumière.

With his brother Auguste Lumière, founded Société Lumière, a production/distribution company, in France in 1895.

As late as 1935 (February 27th of that year) the inventor continued to break new ground, by presenting a series of early 3D shorts to the Parisian public. The experiment failed as the patrons didn't like having to put on glasses.