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C. O. Baptista
C. O. Baptista
	Baptista Family in Venezuela, 1908, with Carlos on far left
Born	Carlos Octavia Baptista; 1895; San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Died	February 9, 1965; Wheaton, Illinois
Citizenship	Venezuela (1895 - c. 1920) United States (c. 1920–1965)
Occupation	Filmmaker
Known for	Pioneer in Christian cinema and animation
Notable work	The Story of a Fountain Pen (1939) Pilgrim's Progress (1950)

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C. O. Baptista (1895–1965) was an early American Christian filmmaker. Between 1939 and 1958, he produced over 100 educational and evangelistic live action and animated films. He and the production company he founded are recognized as important pioneers in the history of Christian cinema.^[1]

^ Suit, Kenneth (2018). James Friedrich and Cathedral Films: the independent religious cinema of the evangelist of Hollywood, 1939-1966. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-1498541510.

[:1-1] Suit, Kenneth (2018). James Friedrich and Cathedral Films: the independent religious cinema of the evangelist of Hollywood, 1939-1966. Lanham: Lexington Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-1498541510.

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C. O. Baptista
Baptista Family in Venezuela, 1908, with Carlos on far left
Born	Carlos Octavia Baptista 1895 San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Died	February 9, 1965 Wheaton, Illinois
Citizenship	Venezuela (1895 - c. 1920) United States (c. 1920–1965)
Occupation	Filmmaker
Known for	Pioneer in Christian cinema and animation
Notable work	The Story of a Fountain Pen (1939) Pilgrim's Progress (1950)