J. Stuart Blackton

Director

Born: January 5, 1875 (66 years old)

Died: August 13, 1941

Place of birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

Biography

James Stuart Blackton was a pioneer Anglo-American filmmaker and can be credited with the first feature-length American production. He founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897 and was among the first filmmakers to use stop-motion and drawn animation.

Filmography (23)

• Humorous Phases of Funny Faces (1906, ★ 5.7)
• The Enchanted Drawing (1900, ★ 6.4)
• The Thieving Hand (1908, ★ 6.5)
• Happy Hooligan Interferes (1903, ★ 5.2)
• Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909, ★ 5.8)
• The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship (1902, ★ 4.7)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909, ★ 4.7)
• The Haunted Hotel (1907, ★ 5.6)
• Little Nemo (1911, ★ 6.4)
• Hooligan Assists the Magician (1900, ★ 4.3)
• The Burglar on the Roof (1898, ★ 3.3)
• Lightning Sketches (1907, ★ 3.8)
• Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist (1896, ★ 4.1)
• Astor Battery on Parade (1899, ★ 2.8)
• Maude's Naughty Little Brother (1900, ★ 3.2)
• The Congress of Nations (1900, ★ 3.5)
• Firemen Rescuing Men and Women (1899, ★ 4.4)
• Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest (1910, ★ 5.2)
• The Life and Death of King Richard III (1912, ★ 4.7)
• The Cavalier's Dream (1898, ★ 4.4)
• King Lear (1909, ★ 4.2)
• Lady Godiva (1911, ★ 5)
• The Artist's Dilemma (1901, ★ 5.5)