Originally broadcast as a segment of the television series: The American experience, May 22, 2000. Host, David McCullough ; narrator, Judith Light. Voice of George Eastman: Peter Gallagher ; Mark Adrian, Guy Balotine, David Burgwardt, Robert Caswell, Cachelle Guadagnino, Dick Mullaney, Karen Noske, Mark Osterman.
Summary:
Using some of the earliest moving images and scores of America's first snapshots, this documentary presents the life story of George Eastman as he fought relentlessly to create and then dominate the consumer camera market. He teetered on the verge of bankruptcy before two inventions -- celluloid film and the Brownie camera -- made him fantastically rich. Eastman's success however didn't carry over into his personal life -- controlling, driven and demanding he was a lifelong bachelor, often isolated and lonely.
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