Biography
Alfred C. Abadie, also known as Alfred Camille Abadie, was an American photographer and pioneer filmmaker who worked for Thomas Edison's company. He specialised in actuality films, short non-fiction recordings of real events and daily life.
A New York City native, Abadie began as a camera assistant at Edison Studios around 1898. He directed and photographed numerous shorts, including Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island (1903) and Move On (1903), and appeared as an uncredited actor in The Great Train Robbery (1903). After leaving Edison, he worked freelance on educational and industrial films, such as Birth (1917). His Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island was added to the National Film Registry in 2019.
