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Leopold Mannes
December 26, 1899 – August 11, 1964
American inventor of color photographic film and musician (1899–1964)
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Leopold Mannes was an American musician. He and Leopold Godowsky invented the photographic color reversal film kodachrome, commenting that "Kodachrome was made by God and man".
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- Birthday · December 26
- Anniversary · August 11
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