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William Heise

William Heise

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Born: October 1, 1847 · Germany
Died: February 14, 1910 (age 62)

William Heise was an American film cinematographer and director, active in the 1890s. Along with William K.L. Dickson, Heise was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the nascent days of cinema. Together, both men worked on many of the early shorts produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and were credited for more than 175 short silent films, capturing numerous scenes of everyday life as well as different aspects of performance and sport.

Known for

The Kiss
April 1, 1896
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
August 28, 1895
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
August 31, 1894
Blacksmith Scene
May 8, 1893
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
April 1, 1895
Monkeyshines, No. 1
November 21, 1890
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
January 9, 1894
Newark Athlete
May 1, 1891
Carmencita
March 14, 1894
Dickson Greeting
May 20, 1891
Annie Oakley
November 1, 1894
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)
July 16, 1894

Behind the camera112

2007Butterfly Dances Director
1908Ten Pickaninnies Director
1898What Demoralized the Barber Shop Director
1898A Bucking Broncho Director
1898Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn' Camera Operator
1898Turkish Dance, Ella Lola Director of Photography
1898An Unwelcome Visitor Director
1898Shooting Captured Insurgents Director of Photography
1898Cuban Ambush Director
1898Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1

Director

1898Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 Director

1898A Street Arab Director

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1898The Ball Game Director
1898Old Glory and the Cuban Flag Director
1898Sea Waves Director
1898Hockey Match on the Ice Director
1898Snowballing the Coasters Director
1898Alciede Capitane Cinematography
1897Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun Director
1897Crissie Sheridan Producer, Director of Photography
1897Buffalo Fire Department in Action Camera Operator
1897Pie Eating Contest Director
1897Dancing Darkey Boy Director
1897Single Harness Horses Camera Operator, Producer
1897Bowery Waltz Director
1897Charity Ball Director
1897Ambulance at the Accident Director
1897Fisherman's Luck Director
1897Ambulance Call Director
1897Admiral Cigarette Director, Cinematography
1897Buffalo Stockyards Camera Operator
1897Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago Camera Operator
1897Waterfall in the Catskills Camera Operator
1897Armour's Electric Trolley Director
1897Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway Director
1897Falls of Minnehaha Camera Operator
1897Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park Camera Operator
1897Racing at Sheepshead Bay Director
1897Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory Director of Photography
1897Pillow Fight Director
1897The Dolorita Passion Dance Director of Photography
1897Black Diamond Express, No. 1 Director
1897Fifth Avenue, New York Director
1897The First Sleigh-Ride Director of Photography
1897Serpentine Dance - Annabelle Director of Photography
1896Black Diamond Express Director of Photography
1896A Morning Alarm Camera Operator
1896Mounted Police Charge Director
1896Feeding the Doves Director of Photography
1896Shooting the Chutes Director
1896The Bad Boy and the Gardener Director of Photography
1896Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance Director
1896The Kiss Director
1896Amy Muller Director
1896Interrupted Lovers Director of Photography
1896Lone Fisherman Director of Photography
1895New Blacksmith Shop Director
1895The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Director of Photography, Director
1895Princess Ali Director
1895Danse serpentine (Annabelle) Director, Cinematography
1895Billy Edwards and the Unknown Producer, Director
1895Paddle Dance Director
1895Silver Dance Director
1895Dance of Rejoicing Director
1895Death Scene Director
1895Hypnotic Scene Director
1895Trilby Dance Director
1894Fire Rescue Scene Director
1894Band Drill Director
1894Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph Director
1894Imperial Japanese Dance Director
1894Annie Oakley Director
1894Bucking Broncho Director
1894Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) Director
1894Hadj Cheriff Director
1894The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight Director
1894Sioux Ghost Dance Director
1894Buffalo Dance Director, Director of Photography
1894Boxing Match Director
1894Dickson Experimental Sound Film Director, Director of Photography
1894Caicedo (with Pole) Director of Photography, Director
1894The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) Director, Director of Photography
1894Buffalo Bill Director of Photography
1894Leonard-Cushing Fight Director
1894Sandow: The Strong Man Director of Photography, Director
1894The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” Director
1894Chinese Laundry Scene Director
1894Carmencita Director, Director of Photography
1894Athlete with Wand Director of Photography, Director
1894Cock Fight, No. 2 Director of Photography, Director
1894Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze Director, Director of Photography
1894The Barber Shop Director of Photography, Director
1894Annabelle Butterfly Dance Director of Photography, Director
1894Glenroy Bros., No. 2 Director, Director of Photography
1894Japanese Dancers Cinematography
1894Luis Martinetti, Contortionist Director
1894Mlle. Capitaine Cinematography
1893Blacksmith Scene Director, Director of Photography
1893Horse Shoeing Director
1892Fencing Director, Director of Photography
1892A Hand Shake Director, Director of Photography
1891Dickson Greeting Director, Director of Photography
1891Newark Athlete Director of Photography, Director
1891Newark athlete. [No. 2] Director
1891Men Boxing Director of Photography, Director
1891Monkey and Another, Boxing Director
1891Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud Director
1891Duncan Smoking Director
1891Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop Director
1890Monkeyshines, No. 1 Director, Director of Photography
1890Monkeyshines, No. 2 Director of Photography, Director
1890Monkeyshines, No. 3 Director, Director of Photography

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1892A Hand Shake