Georges Hatot

Born(1876-12-22)December 22, 1876

Paris, France

DiedAugust 11, 1959(1959-08-11) (aged 82)

OccupationsFilmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer

Yearsactive1896–1922

Georges Hatot
Born	(1876-12-22)December 22, 1876 Paris, France
Died	August 11, 1959(1959-08-11) (aged 82)
Occupations	Filmmaker, director, screenwriter, producer
Years active	1896–1922
Spouse	1

Georges Alphonse Hatot (22 December 1876 – 8 August 1959) was a theater manager and pioneering^[1][2] French filmmaker during the late 1890s and early twentieth century. He directed the first known film based on the story of Joan of Arc in 1898^[3][4][5][6] as well as having made the first films to feature the Roman emperor Nero.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Besides being a director he also wrote the 1908 serial Nick Carter, le roi des détectives which was a major success and spawned many detective series in the following years.^[11]