Joseph Whitley

Born17 October 1816

Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

Died12 January 1891(1891-01-12) (aged 74)

New York City, U.S.

Spouse

Sarah Whitley

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(m. 1842; died 1888)​

ChildrenJohn Robinson Whitley (1843–1922)
Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, née Whitley (1846–1925)
Joseph (?–?)

Joseph Whitley
Whitley (far left) in Roundhay Garden Scene, directed by Louis Le Prince
Born	17 October 1816 Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
Died	12 January 1891(1891-01-12) (aged 74) New York City, U.S.
Spouse	Sarah Whitley ​ ​ (m. 1842; died 1888)​
Children	John Robinson Whitley (1843–1922) Sarah Elizabeth LePrice, née Whitley (1846–1925) Joseph (?–?)

Joseph Whitley (17 October 1816 – 12 January 1891) was an English mechanical engineer and metallurgist. He appears in the Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest known film fragment,^[2] shot by his son-in-law Louis Le Prince.^[3]

He can be seen as the man with the flying tail-coat in Roundhay Garden Scene, walking next to his wife, Sarah.^[4][5]

Whitley died on 12 January 1891, at the age of 74.