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'''Ernest Edgar ‘Ernie’ Blake''' (1879 – 1961) was a pioneer of [[Motion pictures|motion pictures]], Chairman of [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak UK]] and responsible for all [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] [[Cine film|cine film]] sales in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Europe]] and most of the [[British Empire]] for over twenty years.<ref>http://www.mocavo.co.uk/International-Motion-Picture-Almanac-1937-38-Volume-1937-38/705462/122</ref><ref>http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib//0.digitised_resources/cinema_history_chetham_blake.htm</ref><ref> http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/Files/NMeM/PDF/Collections/Photography/TheBeginningsOfCinema.ashx</ref><ref> http://m.ibnlive.com/photogallery/5676-9.html</ref><ref>http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib//0.digitised_resources/cinema_history_memories_img_acgranada.htm</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=SIQqAAAAMAAJ&q=ernie+blake+kodak&dq=ernie+blake+kodak&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3hDJVPr4MqjiywOqhoKgAQ&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=3FwzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA196&dq=e.e.+blake+motion+pictures&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GBHJVO-XKqH8ygPlpYHwCw&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=e.e.%20blake%20motion%20pictures&f=false</ref><ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=9us-AQAAIAAJ&q=e.e.+blake+motion+pictures&dq=e.e.+blake+motion+pictures&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GBHJVO-XKqH8ygPlpYHwCw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAg</ref><ref>http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/Files/NMeM/PDF/Collections/Photography/TheBeginningsOfCinema.ashx</ref><ref>http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=862</ref> |
'''Ernest Edgar ‘Ernie’ Blake''' (1879 – 1961) was a pioneer of [[Motion pictures|motion pictures]], Chairman of [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak UK]] and responsible for all [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] [[Cine film|cine film]] sales in [[United Kingdom|Britain]], [[Europe]] and most of the [[British Empire]] for over twenty years.<ref name="mocavo.co.uk">http://www.mocavo.co.uk/International-Motion-Picture-Almanac-1937-38-Volume-1937-38/705462/122</ref><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil">{{cite web|url=http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib//0.digitised_resources/cinema_history_chetham_blake.htm|title=Chetham and Blake Families - Bedford Cinema History - Digitised Resources - The Virtual Library|author=Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council|work=culturalservices.net|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref> http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/Files/NMeM/PDF/Collections/Photography/TheBeginningsOfCinema.ashx</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.ibnlive.com/photogallery/5676-9.html|title=:Photogallery|work=ibnlive.com|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib//0.digitised_resources/cinema_history_memories_img_acgranada.htm|title=Cinema Memories - Bedford Cinema History - Digitised Resources - The Virtual Library|author=Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council|work=culturalservices.net|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SIQqAAAAMAAJ&q=ernie+blake+kodak&dq=ernie+blake+kodak&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3hDJVPr4MqjiywOqhoKgAQ&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA|title=The British Journal of Photography|work=google.com|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3FwzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA196&dq=e.e.+blake+motion+pictures&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GBHJVO-XKqH8ygPlpYHwCw&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=e.e.%20blake%20motion%20pictures&f=false|title=Popular Photography - ND|work=google.com|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9us-AQAAIAAJ&q=e.e.+blake+motion+pictures&dq=e.e.+blake+motion+pictures&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GBHJVO-XKqH8ygPlpYHwCw&ved=0CCUQ6AEwAg|title=Motion Picture and Television Almanac|work=google.com|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/Files/NMeM/PDF/Collections/Photography/TheBeginningsOfCinema.ashx</ref><ref>http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=862</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Blake was born in [[Bedford]] in 1879, the son of William Blake who had moved to [[Bedford]] to manage a photographic business, and Annie Blake, a talented photographer.<ref |
Blake was born in [[Bedford]] in 1879, the son of William Blake who had moved to [[Bedford]] to manage a photographic business, and Annie Blake, a talented photographer.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> When he left school in 1895 ‘his form master reportedly told him that he was a lazy, talkative, brainless youth who will never be any good'. <ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Blake followed his brother Bill into their father's business and ‘the brothers worked together as lanternists for lecturers and lime-light operators for theatrical productions and concert parties’.<ref |
Blake followed his brother Bill into their father's business and ‘the brothers worked together as lanternists for lecturers and lime-light operators for theatrical productions and concert parties’.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> |
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Annie Blake encouraged Blake and his brother to take up [[Cinematography|cinematography]] which had been pioneered in [[London]] and [[Paris]] in the late 1880s.<ref |
Annie Blake encouraged Blake and his brother to take up [[Cinematography|cinematography]] which had been pioneered in [[London]] and [[Paris]] in the late 1880s.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> From 1897 the Blake brothers ‘developed a travelling picture show using first their own [[Animatograph|animatograph]] and then a gas-illuminated projector which they used to transport around Bedfordshire villages using a pony and trap’.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> He was showing motion pictures to audiences as early as 1897.<ref name="mocavo.co.uk"/> |
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[[Eastman Kodak]], the US film and camera company, started to set up a network of shops throughout the UK where Blake and his father were already stockists. <ref |
[[Eastman Kodak]], the US film and camera company, started to set up a network of shops throughout the UK where Blake and his father were already stockists. <ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> In 1903, Blake joined [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak Ltd.]] as a demonstrator and salesman.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> |
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In 1911, Blake became General Manager of the [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] cinematographic film department.<ref> http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib//0.digitised_resources/cinema_history_chetham_blake.htm</ref> When called to service during [[World War I]], Blake was mainly commissioned in the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] to work on aerial photographic duties.<ref |
In 1911, Blake became General Manager of the [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] cinematographic film department.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil1">{{cite web|url=http://virtual-library.culturalservices.net/webingres/bedfordshire/vlib//0.digitised_resources/cinema_history_chetham_blake.htm|title=Chetham and Blake Families - Bedford Cinema History - Digitised Resources - The Virtual Library|author=Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council|work=culturalservices.net|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> When called to service during [[World War I]], Blake was mainly commissioned in the [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] to work on aerial photographic duties.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil1"/> |
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After the [[World War I|the war]], Blake became European and Overseas manager for [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]]. By that time, motion picture film had become a major source of revenue for [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] and Blake visited film studios around the world.<ref |
After the [[World War I|the war]], Blake became European and Overseas manager for [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]]. By that time, motion picture film had become a major source of revenue for [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak]] and Blake visited film studios around the world.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil1"/> In 1946, Blake was made Chairman of [[Eastman Kodak|Kodak UK]] overseeing a major expansion of the company in the UK and [[Europe]]; he became semi-retired at age 75 but remained a consultant and did not finally resign his directorship until he was 80.<ref>http://mcnygenealogy.com/book/kodak/kodakery-v05-n12.pdf</ref><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil1"/> |
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The Blake brothers were founder members of the Cinema Veterans’ Association in 1924 and both were later Presidents.<ref> http://www.britishcinemaandtelevisionveterans.org.uk/about-us/our-history/ </ref><ref |
The Blake brothers were founder members of the Cinema Veterans’ Association in 1924 and both were later Presidents.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcinemaandtelevisionveterans.org.uk/about-us/our-history/|title=British Cinema and Television Veterans, BCTV - Our History|work=British Cinema and Television Veterans, BCTV|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> Blake played a prominent part in the Kinematograph Manufacturers’ Association and the [[British Kinematograph Society|British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society]] and the [[Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofso37soci#page/114/mode/2up/search/EE+Blake|title=Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1929)|work=archive.org|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/transactionsofso37soci#page/n261/mode/2up/search/EE+Blake|title=Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1929)|work=archive.org|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smpte.org/smpte-fellows|title=S|work=smpte.org|accessdate=20 February 2015}}</ref> He later became a member of the Cinema Consultative Committee.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil1"/> |
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==Family life== |
==Family life== |
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Blake, who had a continuing interest in [[Bedfordshire]] cricket, played water polo in his early years and would be closely associated with rugby throughout his life, being President of [[Bedford Blues|Bedford RUFC]] from 1938 until his death.<ref>http://www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk/documents/531003.pdf</ref><ref |
Blake, who had a continuing interest in [[Bedfordshire]] cricket, played water polo in his early years and would be closely associated with rugby throughout his life, being President of [[Bedford Blues|Bedford RUFC]] from 1938 until his death.<ref>http://www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk/documents/531003.pdf</ref><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> Blake died in [[Bedford]] in 1961 and was survived by his wife Louise and only son George Sidney William Blake.<ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> |
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Blake, 'a cheerful and forceful pioneer in photography' and 'one of the most influential men in the world's film industry,' was widely known as 'a colourful personality...a rugged and earthy character given to strong views and prejudices', famous for his after-dinner speeches with stories from the film business; he was said to be able to mix with anybody.<ref>Obituary of Ernest Edgar Blake, British Kinematography, August 1961</ref><ref |
Blake, 'a cheerful and forceful pioneer in photography' and 'one of the most influential men in the world's film industry,' was widely known as 'a colourful personality...a rugged and earthy character given to strong views and prejudices', famous for his after-dinner speeches with stories from the film business; he was said to be able to mix with anybody.<ref name="auto">Obituary of Ernest Edgar Blake, British Kinematography, August 1961</ref><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil1"/> His funeral was attended by [[Herbert Morrison|Lord Morrison of Lambeth]], then chairman of the [[British Board of Film Censors]], and many others from the worlds of photography, cinematography and sport.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="bedfordboroughcouncilandcentralbedfordshirecouncil"/> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:07, 20 February 2015
Template:New unreviewed article Ernest Edgar ‘Ernie’ Blake (1879 – 1961) was a pioneer of motion pictures, Chairman of Kodak UK and responsible for all Kodak cine film sales in Britain, Europe and most of the British Empire for over twenty years.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Early life
Blake was born in Bedford in 1879, the son of William Blake who had moved to Bedford to manage a photographic business, and Annie Blake, a talented photographer.[2] When he left school in 1895 ‘his form master reportedly told him that he was a lazy, talkative, brainless youth who will never be any good'. [2]
Career
Blake followed his brother Bill into their father's business and ‘the brothers worked together as lanternists for lecturers and lime-light operators for theatrical productions and concert parties’.[2]
Annie Blake encouraged Blake and his brother to take up cinematography which had been pioneered in London and Paris in the late 1880s.[2] From 1897 the Blake brothers ‘developed a travelling picture show using first their own animatograph and then a gas-illuminated projector which they used to transport around Bedfordshire villages using a pony and trap’.[2] He was showing motion pictures to audiences as early as 1897.[1]
Eastman Kodak, the US film and camera company, started to set up a network of shops throughout the UK where Blake and his father were already stockists. [2] In 1903, Blake joined Kodak Ltd. as a demonstrator and salesman.[2]
In 1911, Blake became General Manager of the Kodak cinematographic film department.[11] When called to service during World War I, Blake was mainly commissioned in the RAF to work on aerial photographic duties.[11]
After the the war, Blake became European and Overseas manager for Kodak. By that time, motion picture film had become a major source of revenue for Kodak and Blake visited film studios around the world.[11] In 1946, Blake was made Chairman of Kodak UK overseeing a major expansion of the company in the UK and Europe; he became semi-retired at age 75 but remained a consultant and did not finally resign his directorship until he was 80.[12][11]
The Blake brothers were founder members of the Cinema Veterans’ Association in 1924 and both were later Presidents.[13][2] Blake played a prominent part in the Kinematograph Manufacturers’ Association and the British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society and the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers.[14][15][2][16] He later became a member of the Cinema Consultative Committee.[11]
Family life
Blake, who had a continuing interest in Bedfordshire cricket, played water polo in his early years and would be closely associated with rugby throughout his life, being President of Bedford RUFC from 1938 until his death.[17][2] Blake died in Bedford in 1961 and was survived by his wife Louise and only son George Sidney William Blake.[2]
Blake, 'a cheerful and forceful pioneer in photography' and 'one of the most influential men in the world's film industry,' was widely known as 'a colourful personality...a rugged and earthy character given to strong views and prejudices', famous for his after-dinner speeches with stories from the film business; he was said to be able to mix with anybody.[18][11] His funeral was attended by Lord Morrison of Lambeth, then chairman of the British Board of Film Censors, and many others from the worlds of photography, cinematography and sport.[18][2]
References
- ^ a b http://www.mocavo.co.uk/International-Motion-Picture-Almanac-1937-38-Volume-1937-38/705462/122
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. "Chetham and Blake Families - Bedford Cinema History - Digitised Resources - The Virtual Library". culturalservices.net. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/Files/NMeM/PDF/Collections/Photography/TheBeginningsOfCinema.ashx
- ^ ":Photogallery". ibnlive.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. "Cinema Memories - Bedford Cinema History - Digitised Resources - The Virtual Library". culturalservices.net. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "The British Journal of Photography". google.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Popular Photography - ND". google.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Motion Picture and Television Almanac". google.com. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.nationalmediamuseum.org.uk/~/media/Files/NMeM/PDF/Collections/Photography/TheBeginningsOfCinema.ashx
- ^ http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?page=862
- ^ a b c d e f Bedford Borough Council and Central Bedfordshire Council. "Chetham and Blake Families - Bedford Cinema History - Digitised Resources - The Virtual Library". culturalservices.net. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ http://mcnygenealogy.com/book/kodak/kodakery-v05-n12.pdf
- ^ "British Cinema and Television Veterans, BCTV - Our History". British Cinema and Television Veterans, BCTV. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1929)". archive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "Transactions of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers (1929)". archive.org. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ "S". smpte.org. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
- ^ http://www.gloucesterrugbyheritage.org.uk/documents/531003.pdf
- ^ a b Obituary of Ernest Edgar Blake, British Kinematography, August 1961