J. Stuart Blackton
January 5, 1875 (150 years old) in Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
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.
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- 1912 ·A Vitagraph Romanceas J. Stuart Blackton
- 1907 ·Lightning Sketchesas Cartoonist
- 1906 ·The Automobile Thievesas
- 1906 ·Humorous Phases of Funny Facesas Cartoonist
- 1903 ·Hooligan in Jailas Happy Hooligan
- 1903 ·Happy Hooligan Interferesas Happy Hooligan
- 1902 ·The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airshipas Happy Hooligan
- 1900 ·The Enchanted Drawingas Chalk-Talk Artist
- 1900 ·Hooligan Assists the Magicianas Happy Hooligan
- 1900 ·Happy Hooliganas Happy Hooligan
- 1898 ·The Burglar on the Roofas Burglar
- 1896 ·Edison Drawn by 'World' Artistas