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J. Stuart Blackton

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American film producer (1875-1941)

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James Stuart Blackton was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897.

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Vitagraph Studios founders William T. Rock, Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton (1916)Vitagraph Studios founders William T. Rock, Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton (1916)Blackton and daughter Marian Blackton Trimble (1901-1993), author of a personal biography of her father that was edited by film historian Anthony Slide[4]Blackton and daughter Marian Blackton Trimble (1901-1993), author of a personal biography of her father that was edited by film historian Anthony Slide[4]

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The Enchanted Drawing1900 · ★ 6.4
Little Nemo1911 · ★ 6.4
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces1906 · ★ 5.7
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy1909
The Haunted Hotel1907
A Midsummer Night's Dream1909
The Cavalier's Dream1898
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist1896
The Burglar on the Roof1898
The Artist's Dilemma1901
The Clown and the Alchemist1900
The Congress of Nations1900
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship1902
Hooligan Assists the Magician1900
Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle1899
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women1899
Lightning Sketches1907
The Life and Death of King Richard III1912
Happy Hooligan Interferes1903
Little Mischief1898
Maude's Naughty Little Brother1900
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy1908
'Columbia' Winning the Cup1899
Lady Godiva1911
Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter1901
Astor Battery on Parade1899
King Lear1909
Oliver Twist1909
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny1909
Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car1901
Vanishing Lady1898
A Vitagraph Romance1912
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine1909
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing1899
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus1901
Kidnapped in New York1915
The Glorious Adventure1922
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream1906
Happy Hooligan1900
As You Like It1912

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Winsor McCayAlso in Little Nemo (1911)Florence LawrenceAlso in Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy (1908)Helene CostelloAlso in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)Clara Kimball YoungAlso in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)Maurice CostelloAlso in Little Nemo (1911)Marie OsborneAlso in Kidnapped in New York (1915)

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James Stuart Blackton was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation, is considered a father of American animation, and was the first to bring many classic plays and books to the screen. Blackton was also the commodore of the Motorboat Club of America and the Atlantic Yacht Club.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1875 to 1941 · aged 66
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