Elias Burton Holmes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elias Burton Holmes

American writer, traveler, filmmaker and photographer

Date of Birth: 01-Aug-1870

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 22-Jul-1958

Profession: photographer, film director, film producer, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Elias Burton Holmes (1870–1958) was an American traveler, photographer and filmmaker, who coined the term "travelogue". Travel stories, slide shows, and motion pictures were all in existence before Holmes began his career, as was the profession of travel lecturer; but Holmes was the first person to put all of these elements together into documentary travel lectures.