1875-01-05 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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A Vitagraph Romance | J. Stuart Blackton | 1912-09-17 |
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Lightning Sketches | Cartoonist | 1907-07-27 |
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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces | Cartoonist | 1906-04-05 |
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The Automobile Thieves | 1906-09-22 | |
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Happy Hooligan Interferes | Happy Hooligan | 1903-06-20 |
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Hooligan in Jail | Happy Hooligan | 1903-10-06 |
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The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship | Happy Hooligan | 1902-01-27 |
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Happy Hooligan | Happy Hooligan | 1900-01-01 |
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Hooligan Assists the Magician | Happy Hooligan | 1900-11-01 |
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The Enchanted Drawing | Chalk-Talk Artist | 1900-11-16 |
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The Burglar on the Roof | Burglar | 1898-12-01 |
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Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist | 1896-01-01 |