William K.L. Dickson
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday3 August 1860
Died28 September 1935 (age 75)
Place of birthChateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
Known credits194
Biography
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.
Butterfly Dances
2007 · Director
Annabelle Dances and Dances
1997 · Director
Ten Pickaninnies
1908 · Director
Mr. Hurry-up
1907 · Director
Nabbed by the Nipper
1902 · Director
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
1902 · Director
An Obstinate Cork
1902 · Director
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram
1901 · Director of Photography
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram
1901 · Director
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.
1901 · Director
English Nell
1900 · Director
English Nell
1900 · Editor
English Nell
1900 · Producer
Brook Trout Fishing
1900 · Director
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River
1900 · Director of Photography
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
1900 · Director of Photography
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith
1900 · Director of Photography
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith
1900 · Director of Photography
Tram Journey through Southampton
1900 · Director
Four Warships in Rough Seas
1900 · Director
Warships at Sunset
1900 · Director
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
1900 · Director
Dutch Fishing Fleet
1900 · Director
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso
1899 · Director of Photography
Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere
1899 · Director of Photography
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
1899 · Self
King John
1899 · Director
Man Overboard!
1899 · Director
Flower Parade in Haarlem
1899 · Director
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton
1899 · Director
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
1899 · Director of Photography
Amann, the Great Impersonator
1899 · Director
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899
1899 · Director of Photography
Tapping a Blast Furnace
1899 · Director of Photography
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899
1899 · Director of Photography
The Lane on Sunday Morning
1899 · Director of Photography
Launch of the 'Oceanic'
1899 · Director of Photography
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp
1899 · Director of Photography
Fun on a Sand Hill
1899 · Director
In a German Bath
1899 · Director
In the Friedrichstrasse
1899 · Director
From Monte Carlo to Monaco
1899 · Director
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle
1899 · Director
Upside Down Boxers
1899 · Director
Away Aloft
1899 · Director
London Fire Brigade, Alarm
1899 · Director
Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam
1899 · Director
Tapping a Blast Furnace
1899 · Director
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