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J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

Born: 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.

Filmography
A Vitagraph Romance poster
A Vitagraph Romance
1912 • J. Stuart Blackton
Lightning Sketches poster
Lightning Sketches
1907 • Cartoonist
The Automobile Thieves poster
The Automobile Thieves
1906
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces poster
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
1906 • Cartoonist
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Hooligan in Jail
1903 • Happy Hooligan
Happy Hooligan Interferes poster
Happy Hooligan Interferes
1903 • Happy Hooligan
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship poster
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
1902 • Happy Hooligan
The Enchanted Drawing poster
The Enchanted Drawing
1900 • Chalk-Talk Artist
Hooligan Assists the Magician poster
Hooligan Assists the Magician
1900 • Happy Hooligan
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Happy Hooligan
1900 • Happy Hooligan
The Burglar on the Roof poster
The Burglar on the Roof
1898 • Burglar
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist poster
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
1896