Edwin Coubray
Projectionist, filmmaker, inventor
About Edwin Coubray
Lived 1900 – 1997 (aged 97). Edwin Coubray was a New Zealand film director, film producer and cinematographer.
Edwin "Ted" Coubray (19 October 1900 – 10 December 1997) was a New Zealand projectionist, filmmaker and inventor. He was born in Eastern Bush, Southland, New Zealand, and died in Homebush, Sydney. He retired to Australia in 1973 after Auckland Cinemas, for which he was working, closed the Tudor Cinema in Remuera.
He directed and produced Carbine's Heritage (1927); and was involved as cameraman, photography or continuous printer in The Birth of New Zealand (1922), Rewi's Last Stand (1925), The Adventures of Algy (1925), The Romance of Maoriland (1930), Hei Tiki (1935) (although he was fired by the eccentric producer Alexander Markey, who also sold his camera to his rivals, the Welsh brothers), and Rewi's Last Stand (1940). In 1929, he presented New Zealand's first newsreel under the title Coubraytone News.
He built much of his own equipment, and his company was called New Zealand Radio Films.
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Who was Edwin Coubray?
Projectionist, filmmaker, inventor
When was Edwin Coubray born?
Edwin Coubray was born on 19 October 1900.
When did Edwin Coubray die?
Edwin Coubray died on 10 December 1997.
What was Edwin Coubray's occupation?
Edwin Coubray was a film director, film producer and cinematographer.
What nationality was Edwin Coubray?
Edwin Coubray was New Zealand.
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