Directing
F. Percy Smith
Born January 12, 1880 Died March 24, 1945 (Age 65)London, England71 Credits
A distinguished pioneer of scientific filmmaking, Percy Smith was born in London in 1880. Working as a clerk at the Board of Education, Percy began to photograph the natural world around him, nursing a lifelong fascination with all manner of plant and animal life. His close-up photograph of a bluebottle's tongue caught the attention of film entrepreneur Charles Urban, who quickly began to exhibit Percy's work in Lo…
Filmography & Credits
The Works of F. Percy Smith
The Birth of a Flower
Director
19106.5 ★
Minute Bodies: The Intimate World of F. Percy Smith
Cinematography
20167.2 ★
The Strangler
Director of Photography
19305.0 ★
Wisdom of the Wild
Director
19409.0 ★
To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly
Director
19092.0 ★
Peas and Cues
Director
19306.0 ★
Magic Myxies
Director
1931
Gathering Moss
Director
1933
Visual Archive
Portraits of F. Percy Smith