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Freeman H. Owens Photo Page |
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FREEMAN HARRISON OWENS CAME FROM HUMBLE BEGINNINGS. HERE'S A BRIEF PICTORIAL HISTORY OF HIS LIFE. |
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Freeman Owens was raised at 820 West 3rd Street, Pine Bluff, AR. The house is still standing today. He was the grandson of Arkansas Supreme Court Judge William M. Harrison, SR and Parmelia Harrison and the son of Christabel Harrison and Charles H. Owens. |
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Owens joined the United States Marine Corps as a Quartermaster Sgt during WWI and received honorable discharge after 4 years. |
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Owens is pictured here with some of the crew during the filming of "Flying With The Marines." He also filmed the patriotic film, "America's Answer". |
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Freeman Owens was one of the first official photographer for the USMC during WWI. He immortalized "The Battle of Chateau Thierry", as well as local color. |
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In 1924, Freeman Owens showed off one of his newest inventions, the affordable 16mm home portable projector. |
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Freeman H. Owens is shown here with the Essanay Studios crew at BF Goodrich Tire Company in Ohio where he solved the problem with one of the machines. |
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This picture was taken of Owens in 1944. During his lifetime, he had over 11,000 inventions and 200 patents, including the plastic lens for Kodak, the A. C. Nielsen Rating system, slow motion cameras, and 3-D photographs. What an amazing career! Check out the following: Owens' display at the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum, 201 E. 4th; the Movie Mural on the wall of Burt's Store For Men- Pinky & Tommy's at 205 S. Main Street; Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame in Pine Bluff, Arkansas; and the Arkansas Walk of Fame in Hot Springs, Arkansas on Central Avenue. Coming soon. Watch for a book about Owens at the Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Library. |
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Freeman Owens invented the process for putting sound on film while he worked for Dr. Lee deForest. He is shown here with his "Phonofilm" invention. |
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