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Georges Méliès (Marie Georges Jean Méliès) was born on 8 December, 1861 in Paris, France, is a French illusionist. Discover Georges Méliès's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Georges Méliès networth?

Popular As Marie-Georges-Jean Méliès
Occupation director,actor,producer
Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 8 December 1861
Birthday 8 December
Birthplace Paris, France
Date of death January 21, 1938
Died Place Paris, France
Nationality France

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Who Is Georges Méliès's Wife?

His wife is Eugénie Génin (m. 1885-1913) Jehanne D'Alcy (m. 1925)

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Wife Eugénie Génin (m. 1885-1913) Jehanne D'Alcy (m. 1925)
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Children André Méliès, Georgette Méliès

Georges Méliès Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Georges Méliès worth at the age of 77 years old? Georges Méliès’s income source is mostly from being a successful Director. He is from France. We have estimated Georges Méliès's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Director

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2018

On May 3, 2018, Google honoured Méliès with its first ever virtual reality doodle.

1945

The Melies studio in Montreuil was destroyed in December of 1945, though French Cinematheque founder Henri Langlois was able to rescue a number of historic objects from the building.

1938

Méliès died of cancer on 21 January 1938 at the age of 76.

1920

The French surrealist movement in the 1920s brought about a rediscovery of Méliès' surviving films, and the acknowledgment of his contributions to the art and the industry of motion pictures. Eventually this led to his being awarded the Legion of Honor in 1931.

1914

The Théâtre Robert-Houdin was closed in 1914 as a result of World War I. This sent him into bankruptcy.

1903

His brother Gaston Méliès helped his older brother in his screenplays and film productions, and in 1903 he opened a sales office in New York City to market his films in the US. They published a film catalog with extensive descriptions in English. In that period, Georges would shoot two negatives of each of his films, one of which would be sent to the States. After his bankruptcy, younger brother Henri Méliès was most helpful running the family shoe factory in London.

1902

Georges Méliès was a French illusionist and film director famous for leading many technical and narrative developments in the earliest days of cinema. Méliès was an especially prolific innovator in the use of special effects, popularizing such techniques as substitution splices, multiple exposures, time-lapse photography, dissolves, and hand-painted color. His films include A Trip to the Moon (1902) and Le voyage à travers l'impossible (1904), both involving strange, surreal journeys somewhat in the style of Jules Verne, and are considered among the most important early science fiction films.

1898

Showed the first versions of movie trailers by projecting images above the entrance of the Théâtre Robert Houdin, Paris in 1898. This gave passers-by an idea of what was inside and on the actual screen.

1896

Founded the Théâtre Robert-Houdin in France in 1896.

1895

On December 28, 1895, he was a member of the first audience in the world to see the Lumiere brothers' Cinematographe.

1890

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 747-765. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.