J. Stuart Blackton
American film producer (1875-1941) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 66
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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The Glorious AdventureFilm, Director, Writer1915
Kidnapped in New YorkFilm, Director1912
A Vitagraph RomanceFilm, J. Stuart Blackton1911
Lady GodivaFilm, Director1909
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm, Director1908Julius Caesar, an Historical TragedyFilm, Director1907
Lightning SketchesFilm, Director, Producer1903
Happy Hooligan InterferesFilm, Happy Hooligan1902
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His AirshipFilm, Happy Hooligan1901Leaping Dogs at Gentry's CircusFilm, Director1900Happy HooliganFilm, Director1899'Columbia' Winning the CupFilm, Director1898Little MischiefFilm, Director1896
Edison Drawn by 'World' ArtistFilm1875Born5 January 1875Known for
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Little Nemo 1911
The Enchanted Drawing 1900
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 1906
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Florence Lawrence J. Stuart Blackton directed The Automobile Thieves (1906)
Norma Talmadge J. Stuart Blackton directed The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)
Clara Kimball Young J. Stuart Blackton directed A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)
Maurice Costello J. Stuart Blackton directed Antony and Cleopatra (1908)
May McAvoy J. Stuart Blackton directed Man and His Woman (1920)
Alice Joyce J. Stuart Blackton produced Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)
John Bunny J. Stuart Blackton produced A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Ralph Ince J. Stuart Blackton produced A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Florence Turner J. Stuart Blackton produced Macbeth (1908)
Charles Kent J. Stuart Blackton directed Macbeth (1908)
Julia Swayne Gordon J. Stuart Blackton produced A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Paul Panzer J. Stuart Blackton directed Macbeth (1908)
Earle Williams J. Stuart Blackton directed Antony and Cleopatra (1908)
Edith Storey J. Stuart Blackton produced Oliver Twist (1909)
William V. Ranous J. Stuart Blackton produced Antony and Cleopatra (1908)
William Humphrey J. Stuart Blackton directed Oliver Twist (1909)
Albert E. Smith Also in The Cavalier's Dream and Vanishing Lady
Harry T. Morey J. Stuart Blackton directed Whom the Gods Destroy (1916)
James W. Morrison J. Stuart Blackton produced A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Flora Finch J. Stuart Blackton produced The New Stenographer (1911)
Gladys Hulette J. Stuart Blackton produced Romeo and Juliet (1908)
Anita Stewart J. Stuart Blackton produced A Tale of Two Cities (1911)
Mary Fuller J. Stuart Blackton directed Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910)
Van Dyke Brooke J. Stuart Blackton directed Virginius (1909)
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![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]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Marian-and-JS-Blackton-cropped.jpg/1280px-Marian-and-JS-Blackton-cropped.jpg)
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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.
