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- George Eastman was born on July 12, 1854 in Waterville, New York, USA. He was a producer, known for Cannibals of the South Seas (1912) and Across the World with Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson (1930). He died on March 14, 1932 in Rochester, New York, USA.
- Pioneer photographer, inventor of the roll film and founder of the Eastman Kodak Company. Suffered from a debilitating spinal disorder and committed suicide at age 77.
- Following his sudden death, he was interred in the grounds of the company he founded, at Kodak Park (now Eastman Business Park). He committed suicide on March 14, 1932, three months away from what would have been his 78th birthday on July 12.
- He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on the north side of the 6800 block of Hollywood Boulevard and on the west side of the 1700 block of Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
- Eastman had built a mansion at 900 East Avenue in Rochester, New York. Here he entertained friends to dinner and held private music concerts. The University of Rochester used the mansion for various purposes decades after his suicide. In 1949, it reopened after having adapted for use as the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film. The mansion has been designated a National Historic Landmark, and is now known as the George Eastman Museum.
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