Adolphe Le Prince

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Adolphe Le Prince
Le Prince (far right) in Roundhay Garden Scene directed by Louis Le Prince
Born	Louis Adolphe W. Le Prince c. Jun 1872 Hunslet, Yorkshire, England
Died	20 August 1901(1901-08-20) (aged 28) Fire Island, New York, U.S.
Father	Louis Le Prince

Adolphe Le Prince (c. June 1872 – 20 August 1901) was an English actor. He appeared in Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest surviving film.^[1]

In 1898, Le Prince appeared as a witness for the defence in a lawsuit brought by Thomas Edison against the American Mutoscope Company. Le Prince testified about the inventions of his late father, Louis Le Prince, rebutting Edison's claim to be the inventor of cinematography, and therefore entitled to royalties for the use of the process.^{[citation needed]}