Emerson Irving Romero (August 19, 1900 – October 16, 1972) was a Cuban-American silent film actor who worked under the screen name Tommy Albert.
Sep 19, 2024 ˇ Learn more about the creation of Celebrating Emerson Romero Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.
Emerson Romero
Film actor
Emerson Irving Romero was a Cuban-American silent film actor who worked under the screen name Tommy Albert. Wikipedia
Born: August 19, 1900, Havana, Cuba
Died: October 16, 1972 (age 72 years), Boulder, CO
Known for: Early efforts in film captioning
Education: Columbia University; Lafayette College
Other names: Tommy Albert
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Emerson Romero (August 19, 1900 – October 16, 1972) was a Cuban-American silent film actor who worked under the screen name Tommy Albert.
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Sep 19, 2024 ˇ Created today's @google Doodle to commemorate Emerson Romero, a Deaf Cuban-American actor from the silent film era who became a pioneer in ...
Jan 11, 2021 ˇ In 1947, Romero created the first captions on film. He cut the film in a picture and add subtitled frame in the spaces. These frames were blocks ...
Sep 19, 2024 ˇ Google released a Doodle celebrating Emerson Romero, who was known both for his contributions to the deaf community and the film industry.
Feb 17, 2022 ˇ Deaf actor realised that when films went from silent to audible, it inadvertently removed what made them accessible to deaf people. He went on ...
May 12, 2021 ˇ Emerson Romero brought the world of cinema to a hearing impaired audience with closed captions, almost a century before social media...