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Person: NORTON, C. Goodwin  (1858-1940)

Biographical summary of this person
Full name
Charles Goodwin NORTON
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
lantern operator, film maker and author
Main period of activity
1890s-1900s
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
unknown
owner
8 April 1858
born at
5 April 1891
32
census record
1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/208.41.12
– occupation “Stationer Magic Lantern Exhibitor”
31 March 1901
42
census record
1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/139.42.77
– occupation “Cinematographer and shop keeper”
2 April 1911
52
census record
1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/696
– occupation “Stationer retail”
22 March 1940
81
died at
Texts linked to this person
Articles (14)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Condensers: double and triple’ in OMLJ 5.59 (April 1894)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Ether saturators and other matters’ in OMLJ 2.31 (December 1891)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Experiences with the ether-oxygen light’ in OMLJ 2.22 (March 1891)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘How to renovate a lantern: no. 1 -- wood-work’ in OMLJ 3.36 (May 1892)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘How to renovate a lantern: no. 2 -- japanning’ in OMLJ 3.37 (June 1892)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘How to renovate a lantern: no. 3 -- brass work’ in OMLJ 3.41 (October 1892)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘How to renovate a lantern: no. 4 -- dull black surfaces’ in OMLJ 3.43 (December 1892)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Lantern exhibitions in summer’ in OMLJ 5.60 (May 1894)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘The London County Council and lanternists’ in OMLJ 6.77 (October 1895)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘The practical management of a triple lantern’ in OMLJ 4.45 (February 1893)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘The relative power of illuminants for the lantern’ in OMLJ 4.52 (September 1893)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘The rival merits of single and double lanterns’ in OMLJ 4.54 (November 1893)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘A talk on condensers and lenses’ in OMLJ 6.73 (June 1895)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘To ascertain the focus of a lantern or other objective’ in OMLJ 5.56 (January 1894)


Books (2)

C. Goodwin Norton, The lantern and how to use it (London: Hazell, Watson & Viney, 1895)

C. Goodwin Norton and Judson Bonner, The lantern and how to use it: 4th revised edition (London: Hazell, Watson & Viney, 1912)


Correspondence (published) (6)

‘J.H.R.’, C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Saturator’, Albert Tranter and Carey Coombs, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 2.19 (December 1890)  –  'Ether-oxygen saturator'

D.A. Doudney and C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 2.24 (May 1891)  –  'Experiences with the ethoxo light'

Stanley A. Page, C. Goodwin Norton, John Kirk and W. Morrison, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 2.26 (July 1891)  –  'Ether saturators'

‘Limelight’, Horace Hilton, W. Banks & Co. and C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 4.47 (April 1893)  –  'Gases and gas-bags'

W.R. Hill, ‘Suum Cuique’, John Green, ‘Expert’, C. Goodwin Norton, W.I. Chadwick, James W. Garbutt, Arthur W. Johnson and ‘A.B.C.’, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 4.48 (May 1893)  –  'Registering lanterns -- bad gas'

C. Goodwin Norton, H.G. White, W. Stocks, H. Snowden Ward, ‘Beginner’, George M. Howard, A.A. Wood and Edmund H. Wilkie, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 4.50 (July 1893)  –  'Success and non-success of lantern exhibitions'


Reprint (1)

C. Goodwin Norton, ‘Lantern renovation’ in NMLJ 2.1 (January 1981)

References
Stephen Herbert and Luke McKernan (editors), Who's who of Victorian cinema: a worldwide survey (London: British Film Institute, 1996), pp. 102-103
David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 211
Tony Dugdale, ‘Introduction and editorial’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 1
Notes
His letter in OMLJ 4.47 has the address '38 Manchester Street, W.C.', but this is presumably a misreading of 'Marchmont Street'.
Lucerna ID  6002346

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 2 December 2017

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