Markle, Wilson

  • From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: See full biography at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Markle
  • Wiki Biography:
    • Wilson Markle (September 2, 1938 – July 25, 2020) was a Canadian engineer who invented the film colorization process in 1970. His first company, Image Transform, colored pictures from the Apollo space program to make a full-color television presentation for NASA.
    • His method used computers to assign predetermined colors to shades of gray in each scene.
    • In 1983, he founded Colorization Inc., which was co-owned by Hal Roach Studios and International HRS Industries. The word “colorization” later became a generic name.
  • Fourth Great Grandson of United Empire Loyalist listed in Loyalist Directory: https://uelac.ca/loyalist-directory/detail/?wpda_search_column_id=5004
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