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January 9, 1894 -  Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze [AKA Fred Ott’s Sneeze] was received with a copyright at the Library of Congress.

Photographer W.K.L. Dickson made this short film in between January 2 and January 7 of 1894. It was actually shot as a series of still photographs (45 frames) that would accompany an article in Harper’s Weekly for publicity purposes. It’s the oldest surviving motion picture with a copyright.

In 2015, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

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This is an 1894 Kinetoscope film called "Fred Ott's Sneeze". Fred Ott is of course in it and was also directed by William K.L. Dickson.

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A Revolutionary Sneeze

On January 9, 1894, Fred Ott took a pinch of snuff and let out a loud sneeze. Nothing unusual about that, you might think, especially as Ott had a tendency to launch loud sneezes. It was this attribute that made him perfect for the role that Thomas Edison had in mind for him as he tested out his kinetoscope. Edison wanted to capture one of Ott’s prodigious sneezes. Initially, Ott was reluctant…

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#11 IMDb 1900: The Kiss

An Edison remake by Porter of White’s “The Kiss” (1896). This version has a younger couple and more smooching, but the uproar over the remake was minimal compared to the one four years previous (in fact, the stage careers of Rice and Irwin were affected due to the original’s controversy).

This version has Fred Ott (I think. He’s credited but it’s hard to tell if he’s the same man who famously sneezed on screen six years before this.).

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#3 IMDb 1894: Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Otherwise known as Fred Ott’s Sneeze. This is the earliest surviving copyrighted motion picture. Published as still frames in Harper’s Weekly.

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#36 IMDb 1894: Fred Ott Holding a Bird

IMDb doesn’t list this film as lost, but I can’t find it.