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2 unusual facts about Celluloid


Bibliothèque de la Pléiade

The books are sold in a transparent rhodoïd dust jacket, and inserted in a white printed cardboard slipcase, although multiple volumes are often sold in a single slipcase.

Sopwith Three-seater

Three transparent Celluloid windows were placed in each side of the fuselage to give a good downwards view.


B. Venkateshwarlu

Trivarnam (Every Indian Heartbeat) is a Patriotic Video Album directed by Bulemoni Venkateshwarlu, produced by Pirati Kondalarao and Pirati Naveen in the banner of Surya Celluloid’s in 2005.

Belle Kogan

Her early experimentation included celluloid toilet sets and clocks, a chrome-plated toaster with a plastic base, and Bakelite jewelry.

Blake Fitzpatrick

Blake Fitzpatrick (born April 22, 1985), is an American screenwriter, independent film director, and author best known for his feature films Insignificant Celluloid and The Death of Hollywood.

Bobita

Currently Bobita works only in selective roles, but is still active in the Dhallywood celluloid world.

Buckle

After World War II, the chemical industry saw a great expansion where Celluloid and other plastics such as Casein and Bakelite formed the basis of the buckle-making industry.

Chandrahasan

The film celluloid version of the tale was made in 1921 by Kanjilal Rathod, following by two other silent versions, in 1928 and 1929 by Kanjilal Rathod and Dadasaheb Phalke, respectively.

Daniel Spill

Spill's later years were largely occupied in a long legal battle in America with John Wesley Hyatt and the Celluloid Manufacturing Company for infringement of his patents.

Film stock

The first transparent and flexible film base material was celluloid, which was discovered and refined for photographic use by John Carbutt, Hannibal Goodwin, and George Eastman.

Hanna Schygulla

In Juliane Lorenz's documentary film Life, Love and Celluloid (1998), on Fassbinder and related topics, Schygulla performs several songs.

Joe Charboneau

(Joe did make one more appearance in a baseball uniform that year, but only on celluloid: he was an extra in the film The Natural, playing one of Roy Hobbs' teammates.

Optiganally Yours

Optiganally Yours is a band formed around the Optigan, a toy organ produced by Mattel in the 1970s that plays the sounds of instruments that have been recorded onto celluloid disks.

Pune International Film Festival

The city gives credence to this event, as it already churns the best fresh talent for the celluloid industry, through the presence of FTII (Film and Television Institute of India).


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