American Experience
Season 12 Episode 15 - The Wizard of Photography
Profiling George Eastman (1854-1932), whose Kodak and Brownie cameras "forever changed the way people see their world," says narrator Judith Light. The hour uses interviews with historians and, of course, vintage stills and clips to recall the autocratic Eastman, whose business strategy bypassed professional photographers. "You press the button and we do the rest," was Kodak's slogan, and when he introduced the $1 Brownie in 1900, the "you" was everybody.
Episodes in Season 12
New York (1): The Country and the City
55 min
New York (2): Order and Disorder
55 min
New York (3): Sunshine and Shadow
55 min
New York (4): The Power and the People
55 min
New York (5): Cosmopolis
55 min
Eleanor Roosevelt
55 min
Houdini
55 min
Nixon's China Game
55 min
The Duel
55 min
John Brown's Holy War
55 min
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (1)
55 min
George Wallace: Settin' the Woods on Fire (2)
55 min
Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory
55 min
Joe DiMaggio: The Hero's Life
55 min
The Wizard of Photography
55 min