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J. Stuart Blackton

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

05/01/1875

Day of Death

13/08/1941
(66) years old

Place of Birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

J. Stuart Blackton

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

A Vitagraph Romance

Lightning Sketches

The Automobile Thieves

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Happy Hooligan Interferes

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

The Enchanted Drawing

Hooligan Assists the Magician

Filmography

Cast

1912

A Vitagraph Romance

as J. Stuart Blackton

1907

Lightning Sketches

as Cartoonist

1906

The Automobile Thieves

1906

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

as Cartoonist

1903

Hooligan in Jail

as Happy Hooligan

1903

Happy Hooligan Interferes

as Happy Hooligan

1902

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy H...

as Happy Hooligan

1900

The Enchanted Drawing

as Chalk-Talk Artist

1900

Hooligan Assists the Magician

as Happy Hooligan

1900

Happy Hooligan

as Happy Hooligan

1898

The Burglar on the Roof

as Burglar

1896

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

Crew

2022

Copyright Comedies and More. From the Li...

as Director

1933

The Film Parade

as Director

1927

The American

as Director

1926

The Passionate Quest

as Director

1926

Hell-Bent for Heaven

as Director

1926

The Gilded Highway

as Director

1926

Bride of the Storm

as Director

1925

The Happy Warrior

as Director

1925

Tides of Passion

as Director

1925

The Redeeming Sin

as Director

1924

The Beloved Brute

as Director

1924

The Clean Heart

as Director

1923

On the Banks of the Wabash

as Director

1923

The Virgin Queen

as Director

1922

A Gipsy Cavalier

as Director

1922

A Gipsy Cavalier

as Producer

1922

The Glorious Adventure

as Editor

1922

The Glorious Adventure

as Producer

1922

The Glorious Adventure

as Story

1922

The Glorious Adventure

as Director

1920

Passers-By

as Director

1919

A House Divided

as Director

1919

The Common Cause

as Director

1919

The Common Cause

as Producer

1918

Life's Greatest Problem

as Director

1917

The Diary of a Puppy

as Director

1917

The Judgment House

as Director

1917

The Judgment House

as Adaptation

1917

The Judgment House

as Producer

1917

The Judgment House

as Presenter

1917

The Fighting Trail

as Story

1917

Transgression

as Story

1917

The Message of the Mouse

as Director

1917

The Fairy Godfather

as Director

1917

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

as Story

1917

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

as Director

1917

A Spring Idyll

as Director

1917

The Collie Market

as Director

1915

The Heights of Hazard

as Presenter

1915

Kidnapped in New York

as Director

1915

Playing Dead

as Supervising Producer

1915

The Battle Cry of Peace

as Director

1915

The Battle Cry of Peace

as Writer

1915

The Battle Cry of Peace

as Producer

1914

The Honeymooners

as Writer

1913

The Spirit of Christmas

as Supervisor of Production Resources

1912

The Life and Death of King Richard III

as Producer

1912

As You Like It

as Director

1912

As You Like It

as Producer

1912

Her Grandchild

as Producer

1912

Cardinal Wolsey

as Director

1911

Lady Godiva

as Director

1911

The Death of King Edward III

as Director

1911

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

as Director

1911

Little Nemo

as Director

1910

Francesca di Rimini

as Director

1910

Uncle Tom's Cabin

as Director

1910

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Bo...

as Supervising Producer

1910

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy

as Director

1909

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Director

1909

The Life of Moses

as Director

1909

Benedict Arnold

as Director

1909

Les Misérables

as Director

1909

The Way of the Cross

as Director

1909

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

as Director

1909

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

as Producer

1909

The Magic Fountain Pen

as Director

1909

The Life of George Washington

as Director

1909

Oliver Twist

as Director

1909

Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy

as Director

1909

The Judgment of Solomon

as Director

1909

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

as Director

1909

King Lear

as Director

1909

Saul and David

as Director

1909

The Bride of Lammermoor

as Director

1909

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

as Director

1908

The Merchant of Venice

as Director

1908

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Stor...

as Director

1908

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

as Director

1908

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of th...

as Production Manager

1908

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of th...

as Director

1908

Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

as Director

1908

Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils

as Director

1908

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the ...

as Director

1908

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Roman...

as Director

1908

Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of th...

as Director

1908

East Lynne; or, Red Astray

as Director

1908

The Story of Treasure Island

as Producer

1908

The Story of Treasure Island

as Director

1908

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brother...

as Director

1908

The Thieving Hand

as Director

1908

The Thieving Hand

as Producer

1907

Work Made Easy

as Director

1907

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance

as Director

1907

Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Ga...

as Director

1907

Lightning Sketches

as Director

1907

Lightning Sketches

as Producer

1907

The Haunted Hotel

as Director

1906

And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, t...

as Director

1906

The Automobile Thieves

as Director

1906

The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck

as Director

1906

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

as Director

1905

A Gentleman of France

as Director

1905

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

as Director

1901

Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an ...

as Director

1901

Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopen...

as Director

1901

Children Bathing

as Director

1901

Jeffries Skipping the Rope

as Director

1901

Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball

as Director

1901

Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus

as Director

1900

The Clown and the Alchemist

as Director

1900

The Congress of Nations

as Director

1900

The Enchanted Drawing

as Director

1900

The Enchanted Drawing

as Producer

1900

Hooligan Assists the Magician

as Director

1900

Maude's Naughty Little Brother

as Director

1900

Happy Hooligan

as Director

1899

A Visit to the Spiritualist

as Director

1899

"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing

as Director

1899

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

as Director

1899

'Columbia' Winning the Cup

as Director

1899

Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle

as Director

1899

Astor Battery on Parade

as Director

1898

Vanishing Lady

as Director

1898

The Cavalier's Dream

as Director

1898

The Burglar on the Roof

as Director

1898

Humpty Dumpty Circus

as Director

1898

Little Mischief

as Director

1898

Battle of Santiago Bay

as Director