The Magniscope Waukegan has played an important role in the entertainment world. The early history of entertainment moving pictures can be traced to Waukegan & Motion Pictures Waukegan inventor, Edward Amet. Amet’s Magniscope was one of the first practical...
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The Magniscope Waukegan has played an important role in the entertainment world. The early history of entertainment moving pictures can be traced to Waukegan & Motion Pictures Waukegan inventor, Edward Amet. Amet’s Magniscope was one of the first practical motion picture cameras and he is credited with advancing the movie making process. George Spoor of Waukegan co-founded Essannay Studios, one of the first movie production studies of the silent era. Movies helped inspire author Ray Bradbury to dream and write in the realm of fantasy. And of course, Waukegan’s favorite son, Jack Benny was a pioneer in early Hollywood in radio, television and movies. EN ESPAÑOL & ENGLISH waukeganparks.org/signs Motion Pictures and Television Numerous movies and television shows have been filmed in of Spanish-American War films, depicting naval battles that Waukegan and many Waukeganites have had storied careers took place in Santiago Bay, Cuba. Audiences believed that in entertainment. Amet had been in
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