German silhouette animator and film director (1899–1981) Charlotte "Lotte" Reiniger was a German film director and the foremost pioneer of silhouette animation. Her best known films are The Adventures of Prince Achmed, from 1926, the oldest surviving feature-length animated film, and Papageno (1935). Reiniger is also noted for having devised, from 1923 to 1926, the first form of a multiplane camera, one of the most important devices in pre digital animation. Reiniger worked on more than 40 films throughout her career. 515,804 views on June 2, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Hess triangle, Howard Stern, Bailee Madison, Stoner (novel). Wiki link