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1892
These French brothers patent the cinematograph
Lumière
1902
"The Great Train Robbery" is the first entry into this genre
Western
1912
Carl Laemmle founds this major Studio
Universal
1914
Charlie Chaplin's iconic character appears first
The Tramp
1922
"Nosferatu" is what kind of horror creature?
vampire
1927
"The Jazz Singer" is the first film featuring sound (colloquial term)
talkie
1939
This British actress becomes the star of "Gone with the Wind"
Vivien Leigh
1941
Citizen Kane was directed by this 26-year old
Orson Welles
1954
Remade into "The Magnificent Seven", what is the original's name?
Seven Samurai
1959
"Ben-Hur" is the first film to win 11 of these awards
Oscars
Year
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1967
This New Wave of Hollywood lasts until 1976
New Hollywood
1968
This sci-fi author contributes to "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Arthur C. Clarke
1975
This thriller featuring a shark is said to be the first blockbuster
Jaws
1977
This space opera franchise starts
Star Wars
1994
He directs, writes and stars in "Pulp Fiction"
Quentin Tarantino
1997
This movie about a sunken ship grosses 1 billion US-$
Titanic
2001
J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy epic is made into three films
The Lord of the Rings
2009
"Avatar" reintroduces this way of film presentation
3-D
2011
"The Artist" is the first Best Picture winner from this country
France
2014
This actor ("Dead Poets Society") dies
Robin Williams
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