William K.L. Dickson

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William K.L. Dickson

Directing August 3, 1860

Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed…

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Blacksmithing Scene

Blacksmithing Scene

5.6 1893 Movie
Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

6.1 1894 Movie
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

5.9 1895 Movie
Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1

5.1 1890 Movie
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

4.8 1894 Movie
Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete

4.6 1891 Movie
Carmencita

Carmencita

5.2 1894 Movie
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

6.0 1894 Movie
Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

5.0 1891 Movie
Sandow

Sandow

5.2 1896 Movie
The Boxing Cats

The Boxing Cats

5.9 1894 Movie
Monkeyshines, No. 2

Monkeyshines, No. 2

4.7 1890 Movie

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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

Filmography

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  1. 2007
    Butterfly Dances

    Movie Director

  2. 1997
    Annabelle Dances and Dances

    Movie Director

  3. 1908
    Ten Pickaninnies

    Movie Director

  4. 1907
    Mr. Hurry-up

    Movie Director

  5. 1902
    Nabbed by the Nipper

    Movie Director

  6. 1902
    Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

    Movie Director

  7. 1902
    An Obstinate Cork

    Movie Director

  8. 1901
    Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

    Movie Director of Photography

  9. 1901
    Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

    Movie Director

  10. 1900
    English Nell

    Movie Director

  11. 1900
    Brook Trout Fishing

    Movie Director

  12. 1900
    Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1900
    Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

    Movie Director of Photography

  14. 1900
    Four Warships in Rough Seas

    Movie Director

  15. 1900
    Warships at Sunset

    Movie Director

  16. 1900
    Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1900
    Tram Journey through Southampton

    Movie Director

  2. 1900
    Dutch Fishing Fleet

    Movie Director

  3. 1900
    Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1900
    Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag

    Movie Director of Photography

  5. 1899
    Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

    Movie Director of Photography

  6. 1899
    Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1899
    General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

    Movie Self

  8. 1899
    King John

    Movie Director

  9. 1899
    Man Overboard!

    Movie Director

  10. 1899
    Flower Parade in Haarlem

    Movie Director

  11. 1899
    The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

    Movie Director

  12. 1899
    Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1899
    Away Aloft

    Movie Director

  14. 1899
    From Monte Carlo to Monaco

    Movie Director

  15. 1899
    Upside Down Boxers

    Movie Director

  16. 1899
    Launch of the 'Oceanic'

    Movie Director of Photography

  17. 1899
    Tapping a Blast Furnace

    Movie Director of Photography

  18. 1899
    London Fire Brigade, Alarm

    Movie Director

  19. 1899
    Amann, the Great Impersonator

    Movie Director

  20. 1899
    Fun on a Sand Hill

    Movie Director

  21. 1899
    In the Friedrichstrasse

    Movie Director

  22. 1899
    Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

    Movie Director

  23. 1899
    In a German Bath

    Movie Director

  24. 1899
    The Lane on Sunday Morning

    Movie Director of Photography