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    • Oct 6, 1889
    Thomas Edison has crude success with moving pictures in his Kineographic Theater in West Orange, New Jersey, leading to the development of film. The medium provides an acting outlet for such country stars as Dolly Parton, Dwight Yoakam, Willie Nelson and Gene Autry
    Apr 4, 1894
    Thomas Edison showcases the kinetoscope in New York for the first time. A forerunner to the movie projector, it leads eventually to the film business, providing an acting outlet for such country stars as Dolly Parton, Gene Autry and Randy Travis
    Dec 1, 1903
    A 12-minute motion picture, "The Great Train Robbery," makes its debut. It's the first western feature in history
    Aug 6, 1926
    Warner Bros. unveils the first "talkie," showing "Don Juan" at the Warner Theater in New York. The use of sound in films paves the way for country figures on soundtracks, including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Faith Hill and The Dixie Chicks
    Nov 21, 1926
    "The House Without A Key" debuts in theaters. Based on a book by Earl Derr Biggers, it introduces the mystery-solving character Charlie Chan, who receives a mention in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Oct 6, 1927
    "The Jazz Singer," the first motion picture with sound, opens in New York, starring Al Jolson. Among the songs he performs in the Warner Bros. flick: "Blue Skies," which becomes a country hit for Willie Nelson in 1978
    Sep 8, 1929
    The black-and-white film "The Wagon Master" debuts. Starring Ken Maynard, the picture introduces "The Lone Star Trail," a song Maynard remakes the following year. The single appears in the 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
    Nov 9, 1929
    Jimmie Rodgers begins production on a 10-minute movie short, "The Singing Brakeman," in Camden, New Jersey
    Feb 25, 1930
    Grand Ole Opry comedian Lee "Lasses" White makes his first appearance in the movies with the debut of the Jack Perrin adventure "The Jade Box"
    Jun 10, 1930
    The Bob Steele western "Near The Rainbow's End" debuts in movie theaters. It's the first of several pictures to feature "Ragtime Cowboy Joe," a 1947 country hit for pop singer Eddy Howard



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