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Contributor	H Walter Barnett
Other Names	Henry Walter Barnett
Gender	Male
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	25 January 1862
Date of Death	16 January 1934
Functions	Cinematographer, Entrepreneur, Photographer
Notes	In 1885 Barnett founded the Falk studios in Sydney. He opened a second studio in Melbourne in 1895. In 1896 he met French cinematographer Marius Sestier, an agent of early filmmakers the Lumière brothers assigned to demonstrate their cinématographe abroad. Barnett and Sestier began making films together. In 1897 Barnett relocated to London and established a photography studio at Hyde Park Corner, was a founder member of the Professional Photographers Association and was elected to the Royal Photographic Society council in 1903. Barnett sold his London studios in 1920 and moved to Dieppe, France, where he maintained a keen interest in contemporary French art. He died in Nice on 16 January 1934, aged 71.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896
	Entrepreneur Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896
	Marius Sestier - Entrepreneur Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896 Charles Westmacott - Entrepreneur Lumiere Cinematographe, Salon Lumiere, Sydney, NSW, 28 September 1896 Lumiere Cinematographe, Lyceum Theatre (1892-1918), Sydney, NSW, 18 September 1896
Resources	Photograph: H Walter Barnett, Falk Studios, Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Marguerite in La Dame aux Camelias, National Library of Australia, 1891
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	551063

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