Haggar, William A

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  • Recreation activities Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities
  • Recreation activities Film production, distribution & exhibition

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William A Haggar, 1851-1925, initially managed a touring theatrical troupe, in South Wales from 1890. From 1897 showed films and slides at Welsh fairgrounds and from 1901 made his own films, mostly fictional, until c1914. They were also distributed to cinemas throughout Britain. From 1910 established a small chain of cinemas throughout Wales

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