J. Stuart Blackton
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- January 5, 1875
- Died
- August 13, 1941 (aged 66)
- Birthplace
- Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Biography
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
Little Nemo
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Princess Nicotine
The Haunted Hotel
The Cavalier's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
The Burglar on the Roof
The Congress of Nations
The Artist's Dilemma
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
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Filmography
The Film Parade
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The American
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Bride of the Storm
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The Passionate Quest
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The Gilded Highway
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Hell-Bent for Heaven
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The Redeeming Sin
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Tides of Passion
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The Happy Warrior
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The Beloved Brute
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The Clean Heart
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Between Friends
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Let Not Man Put Asunder
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On the Banks of the Wabash
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The Virgin Queen
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The Glorious Adventure
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A Gipsy Cavalier
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Passers-By
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The Forbidden Valley
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The House of the Tolling Bell
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The Blood Barrier
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Respectable by Proxy
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My Husband's Other Wife
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The Common Cause
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A House Divided
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The Moonshine Trail
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Dawn
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Life's Greatest Problem
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The World for Sale
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The Message of the Mouse
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Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
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The Fairy Godfather
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The Diary of a Puppy
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A Spring Idyll
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The Collie Market
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The Judgment House
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Whom the Gods Destroy
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Kidnapped in New York
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The Battle Cry of Peace
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Cardinal Wolsey
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As You Like It
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The Death of King Edward III
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Little Nemo
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The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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Lady Godiva
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Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
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Francesca di Rimini
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Elektra
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Princess Nicotine
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
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Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy
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Oliver Twist
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The Judgment of Solomon
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The Life of Moses
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Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
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Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
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Benedict Arnold
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The Life of George Washington
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King Lear
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The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
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The Bride of Lammermoor
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The Magic Fountain Pen
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Saul and David
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Ruy Blas
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Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
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Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
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The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
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The Merchant of Venice
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East Lynne; or, Red Astray
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The Story of Treasure Island
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Antony and Cleopatra
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Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
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Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
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Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
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Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
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The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
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Lightning Sketches
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The Haunted Hotel
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Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid
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Work Made Easy
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The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
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Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
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And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
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The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck
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Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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Monsieur Beaucaire, the Adventures of a Gentleman of France
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Happy Hooligan Turns Burglar
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The Mysterious Cafe; or, Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter
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Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
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Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
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Jeffries Skipping the Rope
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Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
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Children Bathing
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The Artist's Dilemma
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Happy Hooligan April-Fooled
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The Enchanted Drawing
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Maude's Naughty Little Brother
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Hooligan Assists the Magician
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The Clown and the Alchemist
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The Congress of Nations
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Happy Hooligan
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'Columbia' Winning the Cup
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Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
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Astor Battery on Parade
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Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
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A Visit to the Spiritualist
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"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
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Little Mischief
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The Burglar on the Roof
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The Cavalier's Dream
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Humpty Dumpty Circus
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Battle of Santiago Bay
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Vanishing Lady
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