William T. Crespinel: Pioneer of Cinecolor

William Thomas Crespinel, born in 1890, was a British inventor known for pioneering the Cinecolor process, a breakthrough in color film technology that allowed any camera to shoot in color. He developed Cinecolor in 1932, founded a company to sell the process, and served as its president until his retirement in 1948.

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William Thomas Crespinel (9 July 1890 – 19 June 1987) was the inventor of a bipack process, which allowed any cinematic camera to shoot color film. In 1932 he developed Cinecolor.

Biography

He was born in Weymouth, England on 9 July 1890. He experimented with early color photography as a teenager. In 1906 he joined Kinemacolor. In 1932 he developed Cinecolor and started a company to sell the process, making himself president. He retired as president of Cinecolor in 1948. He died in 1987 in Laguna Beach, California.