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Life of an American Fireman

1903 film
Movie short_film Q1824475
Life of an American Fireman
Thomas Edison/Edwin S. Porter · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Life of an American Fireman

Summary

Life of an American Fireman is a short film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Life of an American Fireman's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • Edwin Stanton Porter wrote the screenplay for Life of an American Fireman[4].
  • Life of an American Fireman's genre is action film[5].
  • Life of an American Fireman's genre is drama film[6].
  • Life of an American Fireman's genre is silent film[7].
  • A cast member of Life of an American Fireman was James White[8].
  • Life of an American Fireman's production company is recorded as Edison Studios[9].
  • Life of an American Fireman's director of photography is recorded as Edwin Stanton Porter[10].
  • Life of an American Fireman is part of National Film Registry[11].
  • The original language of Life of an American Fireman was English[12].
  • Life of an American Fireman's Commons category is recorded as Life of an American Fireman[13].
  • Life of an American Fireman's color is recorded as black-and-white[14].
  • Life of an American Fireman's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
  • Life of an American Fireman was published on 1903[16].
  • Life of an American Fireman's distributed by is recorded as Edison Manufacturing Company[17].
  • Life of an American Fireman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Life of an American Fireman'}[18].
  • Life of an American Fireman's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+6'}[19].
  • Life of an American Fireman's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[20].
  • Life of an American Fireman's copyright status is recorded as public domain[21].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Edwin Stanton Porter wrote the screenplay for Life of an American Fireman[4]. A cast member of it was James White[8].

Publication

Life of an American Fireman was published on 1903[16]. The original language of it was English[12]. Genres include action film[5], drama film[6], and silent film[7]. It is part of National Film Registry[11].

Why It Matters

Life of an American Fireman has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Edwin Stanton Porter public domain United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . loc.gov. Retrieved . loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 174241
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  2. 29d ago · Jerimee · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Collection → Q138882508
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  3. 8w ago · Reinheitsgebot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+6'}
    Aliases → —
    Production company → Edison Studios
    Country of origin → United States
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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