With the invention of the motion picture in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison and the growth of the motion picture industry in Hollywood in the early 20th century, film became a dominant performance medium throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.
Film became a dominant performance medium throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This was with the invention of the motion picture in the late 19th century by Thomas Edison in the early 20th century. This was with the invention of the motion picture in the late 19th century by the growth of the motion picture industry in Hollywood in the early 20th century.