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J. Stuart Blackton

Name in Native Language: "James Stuart Blackton" (English/EN)
Film Director / Film Producer / Actor / Journalist / Animator / Screenwriter | * 01/05/1875 († 66, 08/13/1941) | Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England (United Kingdom (UK))
James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation, is considered a father of American animation, and was the first to bring many classic plays and books to the screen. Blackton was also the commodore of the Motorboat Club of America and the Atlantic Yacht Club. ()

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.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries
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Movies with J. Stuart Blackton as Actor(9)

as himself1912 A Vitagraph Romance
as Cartoonist1907 Lightning Sketches
as Cartoonist1906 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
as Happy Hooligan1903 Happy Hooligan Interferes
as Happy Hooligan1902 The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
as Chalk-Talk Artist1900 The Enchanted Drawing
as Happy Hooligan1900 Hooligan Assists the Magician
as Burglar1898 The Burglar on the Roof
1896 Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

Movies with J. Stuart Blackton as Crew(101)

Directing/Director1933 The Film Parade
Directing/Director1927 The American
Directing/Director1926 The Passionate Quest
Directing/Director1926 The Gilded Highway
Directing/Director1926 Hell-Bent for Heaven
Directing/Director1926 Bride of the Storm
Directing/Director1925 The Redeeming Sin
Directing/Director1925 The Happy Warrior
Directing/Director1924 The Clean Heart
Directing/Director1924 The Beloved Brute
Directing/Director1923 On the Banks of the Wabash
Directing/Director1922 The Glorious Adventure
Writing/Story1922 The Glorious Adventure
Directing/Director1920 Passers-By
Directing/Director1918 Life's Greatest Problem
Directing/Director1917 The Collie Market
Writing/Story1917 Transgression
Writing/Story1917 The Fighting Trail
Directing/Director1917 The Diary of a Puppy
Directing/Director1917 The Message of the Mouse
Directing/Director1917 A Spring Idyll
Directing/Director1917 The Fairy Godfather
Directing/Director1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Writing/Story1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Directing/Director1915 The Battle Cry of Peace
Production/Producer1915 The Battle Cry of Peace
Writing/Writer1915 The Battle Cry of Peace
Writing/Writer1914 The Honeymooners
Directing/Director1914 Kidnapped in New York
Directing/Director1912 As You Like It
Production/Producer1912 As You Like It
Production/Producer1912 The Life and Death of King Richard III
Directing/Director1912 Cardinal Wolsey
Directing/Director1911 Little Nemo
Directing/Director1911 The Death of King Edward III
Directing/Director1911 The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Directing/Director1910 Uncle Tom's Cabin
Directing/Director1910 Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
Production/Supervising Producer1910 Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest, Held at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910
Directing/Director1909 Les Misérables
Directing/Director1909 Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
Production/Producer1909 Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
Directing/Director1909 A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directing/Director1909 The Life of George Washington
Directing/Director1909 Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
Directing/Director1909 Oliver Twist
Directing/Director1909 The Judgment of Solomon
Directing/Director1909 Benedict Arnold
Directing/Director1909 Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy
Directing/Director1909 The Bride of Lammermoor
Directing/Director1909 Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
Directing/Director1909 The Life of Moses
Directing/Director1909 King Lear
Directing/Director1909 The Magic Fountain Pen
Directing/Director1908 Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
Directing/Director1908 The Thieving Hand
Production/Producer1908 The Thieving Hand
Directing/Director1908 Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Production/Production Manager1908 Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Directing/Director1908 Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
Directing/Director1908 The Story of Treasure Island
Production/Producer1908 The Story of Treasure Island
Directing/Director1908 The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
Directing/Director1908 Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Directing/Director1908 Richard III
Directing/Director1908 Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils)
Directing/Director1908 Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet)
Directing/Director1908 The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
Directing/Director1908 Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Directing/Director1907 The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
Directing/Director1907 Lightning Sketches
Production/Producer1907 Lightning Sketches
Directing/Director1907 The Haunted Hotel
Directing/Director1907 Work Made Easy
Directing/Director1907 Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid
Directing/Director1906 And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream
Directing/Director1906 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Directing/Director1906 The Automobile Thieves
Directing/Director1905 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Directing/Director1901 Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter
Directing/Director1901 Children Bathing
Directing/Director1901 Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
Directing/Director1901 Jeffries Skipping the Rope
Directing/Director1901 Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
Directing/Director1901 Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
Directing/Director1900 The Congress of Nations
Directing/Director1900 The Enchanted Drawing
Production/Producer1900 The Enchanted Drawing
Directing/Director1900 Maude's Naughty Little Brother
Directing/Director1900 The Clown and the Alchemist
Directing/Director1900 Hooligan Assists the Magician
Directing/Director1899 Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
Directing/Director1899 Astor Battery on Parade
Directing/Director1899 'Columbia' Winning the Cup
Directing/Director1899 "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
Directing/Director1899 Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
Directing/Director1899 A Visit to the Spiritualist
Directing/Director1898 The Burglar on the Roof
Directing/Director1898 Little Mischief
Directing/Director1898 Battle of Santiago Bay
Directing/Director1898 The Humpty Dumpty Circus

Full Name: James Stuart Blackton
Born: Tuesday, 01/05 1875 (January) in Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Wednesday, 08/13 1941 (August) in Hollywood (aged: 66)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Employer: Vitagraph Studios
Spouses (current/former): Paula Blackton, Evangeline Russell
Children: Violet Virginia Blackton, Charles Stuart Blackton, Marian Constance Blackton
Other names for J. Stuart Blackton (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Stuart Blackton"
J. Stuart Blackton frequently works together with these people:
Albert E. Smith (22x, Crew)
Charles Kent (12x, Actor)
Maurice Costello (11x, Actor)
Florence Lawrence (10x, Actress)
William V. Ranous (10x, Actor)
Marian Constance Blackton (9x, Crew)
William Humphrey (9x, Actor)
Paul Panzer (8x, Actor)
Julia Swayne Gordon (8x, Actress)
Paula Blackton (8x, Cast)
James Morrison (8x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:61929, Added: 05/23/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024