Mole-Richardson, also known as Mole , is an American stage lighting instrument and motion picture lighting manufacturing company originally based in Hollywood , California . The company was started in 1927 by Italian immigrant Pietro "Peter" Mule (changed to Mole). Born November 10, 1891, in the Italian town of Termini Imerese , Sicily , he first worked for General Electric (GE) in New York.
16-461: (Redirected from Mole River ) [REDACTED] Look up mole or Mole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mole (or Molé ) may refer to: Animals [ edit ] Mole (animal) or "true mole" Golden mole , southern African mammals Marsupial mole , Australian mammals Other common meanings [ edit ] Nevus ,
32-472: A French surname Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Mole River (New South Wales) Mole Creek (Tasmania) England [ edit ] River Mole , Surrey River Mole, Devon France [ edit ] La Môle , a commune, Var Département Le Môle , an Alp mountain Ghana [ edit ] Mole National Park India [ edit ] Mole, Karnataka ,
48-428: A French surname Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Mole River (New South Wales) Mole Creek (Tasmania) England [ edit ] River Mole , Surrey River Mole, Devon France [ edit ] La Môle , a commune, Var Département Le Môle , an Alp mountain Ghana [ edit ] Mole National Park India [ edit ] Mole, Karnataka ,
64-515: A criminal in Dick Tracy comic strips El Topo ( The Mole ), a 1970 film De Mol (TV series) "The Mole", a song by Harry James Science and technology [ edit ] Mole (unit) , the SI unit for the amount of substance Tunnel boring machine Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package , a burrowing probe sent to Mars People [ edit ] Mole (surname) Molé ,
80-418: A criminal in Dick Tracy comic strips El Topo ( The Mole ), a 1970 film De Mol (TV series) "The Mole", a song by Harry James Science and technology [ edit ] Mole (unit) , the SI unit for the amount of substance Tunnel boring machine Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package , a burrowing probe sent to Mars People [ edit ] Mole (surname) Molé ,
96-636: A growth on human skin Melanocytic nevus , a specific type of mole Mole (architecture) , a structure separating bodies of water Mole (espionage) , a spy in an organisation Mole (sauce) , a traditional Mexican food which can be a sauce or marinade Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Mole, in the novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Mole (Zdeněk Miler character) The Mole, in Happy Tree Friends The Mole,
112-469: A growth on human skin Melanocytic nevus , a specific type of mole Mole (architecture) , a structure separating bodies of water Mole (espionage) , a spy in an organisation Mole (sauce) , a traditional Mexican food which can be a sauce or marinade Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Mole, in the novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame Mole (Zdeněk Miler character) The Mole, in Happy Tree Friends The Mole,
128-525: A village Myanmar [ edit ] Mole, Shwegu , a village Other uses [ edit ] "Mole", NATO term for the Soviet aircraft Beriev Be-8 Cultivator No. 6 , WWII trench-digger, nickname Mole-Richardson or Mole, lighting company Moll (slang) , or mole See also [ edit ] Mole wrench Mol (disambiguation) The Mole (disambiguation) Moles (disambiguation) Moll (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
144-476: A village Myanmar [ edit ] Mole, Shwegu , a village Other uses [ edit ] "Mole", NATO term for the Soviet aircraft Beriev Be-8 Cultivator No. 6 , WWII trench-digger, nickname Mole-Richardson or Mole, lighting company Moll (slang) , or mole See also [ edit ] Mole wrench Mol (disambiguation) The Mole (disambiguation) Moles (disambiguation) Moll (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
160-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Animal common name disambiguation pages mole [REDACTED] Look up mole or Mole in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mole (or Molé ) may refer to: Animals [ edit ] Mole (animal) or "true mole" Golden mole , southern African mammals Marsupial mole , Australian mammals Other common meanings [ edit ] Nevus ,
176-420: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Animal common name disambiguation pages Mole-Richardson In 1927 he began selling incandescent tungsten lighting to the film industry, which allowed a more natural lighting than the previous arc lights . The new lights were also silent, an advantage for the new sound films . Mole-Richardson invented
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#1732851949107192-617: The Fresnel Solar Spot unit in 1935, adapting the fresnel lighthouse lens for use in motion pictures. It won the first of four technical Academy Awards the company has earned. During World War II , Mole-Richardson concentrated their efforts on developing searchlights for battleships, tanks and artillery units to aid the Allied Forces' battle in Europe and the Pacific. In 1945, Peter Mole
208-461: The movie industry today, setting the standard for tungsten Fresnel fixtures. However, they do also manufacture HMI (Hydrargyrum Medium-arc Iodide) day-light lighting units. They have also introduced LED lights which consume less power and generate less heat. Their lighting instruments are generally recognized by their maroon coloring and "MR" logo. In August 2015, the company moved to Pacoima neighborhood of Los Angeles, California . In July 2021
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256-465: Was invited to light the first United Nations conference held in San Francisco. Peter Mole died on August 2, 1960, very suddenly. His son-in-law, Warren Parker, took over the company. Mole-Richardson Company LLC is now run by Michael Parker, one of Warren Parker's four sons and grandson of Peter Mole. Mole-Richardson is considered by many to be the staple of motion picture and television lighting in
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