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Arthur Melbourne-Cooper
British filmmaker (1874-1961) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 87
Arthur Melbourne Cooper was a British photographer and early filmmaker best known for his pioneering work in stop-motion animation. He produced over three hundred films between 1896 and 1915, of which an estimated 36 were all or in part animated.
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Animated Matches: FootballFilm, 1914DirectorMatches: An AppealFilm, 1914Director1912
The Manufacture of Walking SticksFilm, Director
Wooden AtheleteFilm, 1912Director1911Road Hogs in ToylandFilm, Director1909Tale of the ArkFilm, Director1908A Pair of Antique VasesFilm, Director
Dreams of ToylandFilm, 1908Director1907Our New Pillar BoxFilm, DirectorThe Anarchist and His DogFilm, 1907Director1906
The Modern PiratesFilm, Director1905
McNab's Visit to LondonFilm, Director1903Blind Man's BluffFilm, Director1874Born15 April 1874Also in Deutsch
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These include Dreams of Toyland (1908) and according to some sources Dolly’s Toys (1901), as well as Matches: An Appeal, which Dutch independent researcher Tjitte de Vries has claimed may have been the first animated film to be shown in public.
