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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/notgonnahappen207 on 2024-04-21 16:40:48.

Original Title: TIL Emerson Romero was a silent film actor who was deaf. When movies with sound were invented, deaf actors got less roles and the intertitle text was removed. This led him to make an early form of movie captioning in 1947 so that movies would still be accessible to deaf people.

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[–] maculata@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Fewer roles, not less.