William K.L. Dickson — Marquee

William K.L. Dickson

Directing · 1860–1935 · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

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.

Known for

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

6.1

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

1894 · Director

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

6.0

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

1895 · Director

Blacksmithing Scene

5.6

Blacksmithing Scene

1893 · Director

Monkeyshines, No. 1

5.0

Monkeyshines, No. 1

1890 · Director

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

4.8

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

1894 · Director

Newark Athlete

4.6

Newark Athlete

1891 · Director

Carmencita

5.2

Carmencita

1894 · Director

Sandow

5.3

Sandow

1896 · Director

Dickson Greeting

5.0

Dickson Greeting

1891 · Director

The Boxing Cats

5.9

The Boxing Cats

1894 · Director

Annie Oakley

6.0

Annie Oakley

1894 · Director

Monkeyshines, No. 2

4.7

Monkeyshines, No. 2

1890 · Director

Directed173

Butterfly Dances

5.0

Butterfly Dances

2007 · Director

Annabelle Dances and Dances

4.0

Annabelle Dances and Dances

1997 · Director

Ten Pickaninnies

4.3

Ten Pickaninnies

1908 · Director

Mr. Hurry-up

5.8

Mr. Hurry-up

1907 · Director

An Obstinate Cork

4.8

An Obstinate Cork

1902 · Director

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

6.5

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

1902 · Director

Nabbed by the Nipper

10.0

Nabbed by the Nipper

1902 · Director

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

4.3

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

1901 · Director

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

6.5

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

1901 · Director

Brook Trout Fishing

5.3

Brook Trout Fishing

1900 · Director

Tram Journey through Southampton

6.5

Tram Journey through Southampton

1900 · Director

Dutch Fishing Fleet

6.0

Dutch Fishing Fleet

1900 · Director

Four Warships in Rough Seas

8.3

Four Warships in Rough Seas

1900 · Director

Warships at Sunset

6.3

Warships at Sunset

1900 · Director

English Nell

English Nell

1900 · Director

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

4.5

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

1900 · Director

King John

4.9

King John

1899 · Director

Away Aloft

7.0

Away Aloft

1899 · Director

Acting

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

5.0

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

1898 · Man on left of picture

A Hand Shake

3.6

A Hand Shake

1892