1887 in film explained

The year 1887 in film involved some significant events.

Events

Hannibal Goodwin files for a patent for his photographic film.
Louis Le Prince's 16-lens camera (LPCC Type-16) is made in the United States and the film Man Walking Around a Corner is filmed using it this year.
August – Harvey Henderson Wilcox registers his 120-acre ranch with the Los Angeles County Recorder's office, calling the area it is based in, Hollywood, which would later become the home of the U.S. film industry.

Month	Date	Name	Country	Profession	Died
January	11		US	Actor
13		France	Actor
13		France	Actress, Singer
21		Russia	Set Designer
February	16		US	Actress
26		US	Actor
March	18		US	Boxer, Actor
21		US	Director, Cinematographer
24		US	Actor, Comedian
April	9		Poland	Actor, screenwriter, director
12		US	Actor
23		Hungary	Actor
May	1		Germany	Actor
18		US	Actress, screenwriter
21		US	Actress
30		France	Actress
June	1		UK	Actor
16		Denmark	Actor
July	17		US	Director, producer
August	1		US	Screenwriter
5		UK	Actor
10		US	Film Mogul
14		Latvia	Actress
September	5		US	Actress
9		US	Actor
26		Spain	Actor
30		Germany	Actress
October	5		Germany	Actress
7		US	Actor
November	9		US	Actress
11		UK	Director, producer
11		UK	Actor
23		UK	Actor
30		Hungary	Actor
December	9		US	Actor
23		US	Actor, producer, director
29		US	Actor

. Retrieved 2009-06-04.
Web site: Man Walking Around A Corner – 16 individual frames . Flickr . 2009-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140907215759/https://www.flickr.com/photos/10912969@N03/sets/72157617402957145/ . 2014-09-07 . live .
List of 1887 films at IMDb
List of 1887 deaths at IMDb
List of 1887 births at IMDb