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J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

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Born: January 5, 1875 · Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Died: August 13, 1941 (age 66)

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.

Known for

The Enchanted Drawing
November 16, 1900
Little Nemo
April 8, 1911
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
April 14, 1906
Princess Nicotine
August 10, 1909
The Haunted Hotel
February 23, 1907
The Cavalier's Dream
December 22, 1898
A Midsummer Night's Dream
December 25, 1909
The Burglar on the Roof
December 1, 1898
The Congress of Nations
November 21, 1900
The Artist's Dilemma
December 14, 1901
Lightning Sketches
July 27, 1907
Hooligan Assists the Magician
November 1, 1900

Behind the camera122

1933The Film Parade Director
1927The American Director
1926The Passionate Quest Director
1926Hell-Bent for Heaven Director
1926The Gilded Highway Director
1926Bride of the Storm Director
1925The Happy Warrior Director
1925Tides of Passion Director
1925The Redeeming Sin Director
1924The Beloved Brute Director

1924The Clean Heart Director

1924Between Friends Director

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1924Let Not Man Put Asunder Director
1923On the Banks of the Wabash Director
1923The Virgin Queen Director
1922A Gipsy Cavalier Director, Producer
1922The Glorious Adventure Producer, Editor, Story, Director
1920The Forbidden Valley Director, Producer
1920The House of the Tolling Bell Director, Producer
1920Passers-By Director
1920The Blood Barrier Director, Producer
1920Respectable by Proxy Director, Producer
1920My Husband's Other Wife Director, Producer
1919Dawn Director, Writer, Producer
1919The Moonshine Trail Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
1919A House Divided Director
1919The Common Cause Director, Producer
1918Life's Greatest Problem Director
1918Missing Producer, Scenario Writer
1918The World for Sale Director
1917The Diary of a Puppy Director
1917The Judgment House Director, Adaptation, Producer, Presenter
1917The Fighting Trail Story
1917Transgression Story
1917The Message of the Mouse Director
1917The Fairy Godfather Director
1917Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation Story, Director
1917A Spring Idyll Director
1917The Collie Market Director
1916Whom the Gods Destroy Director, Writer
1915The Heights of Hazard Presenter
1915Kidnapped in New York Director
1915Playing Dead Supervising Producer
1915The Battle Cry of Peace Director, Producer, Writer
1914The Honeymooners Writer
1913The Spirit of Christmas Supervisor of Production Resources
1912The Life and Death of King Richard III Producer
1912As You Like It Director, Producer
1912Her Grandchild Producer
1912Cardinal Wolsey Director
1911Lady Godiva Director
1911The Death of King Edward III Director
1911The Battle Hymn of the Republic Director
1911Little Nemo Director
1910Francesca di Rimini Director
1910Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest Supervising Producer
1910Elektra Director
1910Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy Director
1909A Midsummer Night's Dream Director
1909The Life of Moses Director
1909Benedict Arnold Director
1909The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome Director
1909Princess Nicotine Director, Producer
1909The Magic Fountain Pen Director
1909The Life of George Washington Director
1909Oliver Twist Director
1909Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy Director
1909The Judgment of Solomon Director
1909Napoleon, the Man of Destiny Director
1909King Lear Director
1909Saul and David Director
1909Ruy Blas Director
1909The Bride of Lammermoor Director
1909Napoleon and the Empress Josephine Director
1908The Merchant of Venice Director
1908The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain Director
1908Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy Director
1908Antony and Cleopatra Production Manager, Director
1908Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy Director
1908Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils Director
1908The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen Director
1908Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance Director
1908Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet Director
1908East Lynne; or, Red Astray Director
1908The Story of Treasure Island Director, Producer
1908Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers Director
1907Work Made Easy Director
1907The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance Director
1907Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid Director
1907Lightning Sketches Director, Producer
1907The Haunted Hotel Director
1906And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream Director
1906The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck Director
1906Humorous Phases of Funny Faces Director
1905Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France Director
1905Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Director
1901Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car Director
1901Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter Director
1901Children Bathing Director
1901Jeffries Skipping the Rope Director
1901Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball Director
1901The Artist's Dilemma Director
1901Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus Director
1901Happy Hooligan April-Fooled Director
1900The Clown and the Alchemist Director
1900The Congress of Nations Director
1900The Enchanted Drawing Director, Producer
1900Hooligan Assists the Magician Director
1900Maude's Naughty Little Brother Director
1900Happy Hooligan Director
1899A Visit to the Spiritualist Director
1899"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing Director
1899Firemen Rescuing Men and Women Director
1899'Columbia' Winning the Cup Director
1899Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle Director
1899Astor Battery on Parade Director
1898Vanishing Lady Director
1898The Cavalier's Dream Director
1898The Burglar on the Roof Director
1898Humpty Dumpty Circus Director
1898Little Mischief Director
1898Battle of Santiago Bay Director, Producer

Acting14

1912A Vitagraph Romance as J. Stuart Blackton
1907Lightning Sketches as Cartoonist
1906And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
1906The Automobile Thieves
1906Humorous Phases of Funny Faces as Cartoonist
1903Hooligan in Jail as Happy Hooligan
1903Happy Hooligan Interferes as Happy Hooligan
1902The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship as Happy Hooligan
1901Happy Hooligan April-Fooled as Happy Hooligan
1900The Enchanted Drawing as Chalk-Talk Artist
1900Hooligan Assists the Magician as Happy Hooligan
1900Happy Hooligan as Happy Hooligan

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1898The Burglar on the Roof as Burglar
1896Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist