William K.L. Dickson
Born: 1860-08-03 in Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
Died: 1935-09-28
Known For: Directing
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.
Filmography
2007
- Butterfly Dances ... (Director)
1997
- Annabelle Dances and Dances ... (Director)
1908
- Ten Pickaninnies ... (Director)
1907
- Mr. Hurry-up ... (Director)
1902
- Nabbed by the Nipper ... (Director)
- An Obstinate Cork ... (Director)
- Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle ... (Director)
1901
- Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. ... (Director)
- Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram ... (Director of Photography)
1900
- Dutch Fishing Fleet ... (Director)
- Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River ... (Director of Photography)
- Four Warships in Rough Seas ... (Director)
- Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith ... (Director of Photography)
- Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns ... (Director)
- Brook Trout Fishing ... (Director)
- Warships at Sunset ... (Director)
- Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith ... (Director of Photography)
- Tram Journey through Southampton ... (Director)
- Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag ... (Director of Photography)
- English Nell ... (Director)
1899
- Away Aloft ... (Director)
- Flower Parade in Haarlem ... (Director)
- Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam ... (Director)
- Man Overboard! ... (Director)
- King John ... (Director)
- The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton ... (Director)
- General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton as Self
- London Fire Brigade, Alarm ... (Director)
- Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere ... (Director of Photography)
- From Monte Carlo to Monaco ... (Director)
- Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp ... (Director of Photography)
- The Lane on Sunday Morning ... (Director of Photography)
- Naval Guns Firing at Colenso ... (Director of Photography)
- Amann, the Great Impersonator ... (Director)
- Tapping a Blast Furnace ... (Director of Photography)
- Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 ... (Director of Photography)
- In the Friedrichstrasse ... (Director)
- In a German Bath ... (Director)
- Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 ... (Director of Photography)
- Panoramic View of Windsor Castle ... (Director)
- Launch of the 'Oceanic' ... (Director of Photography)
- Fun on a Sand Hill ... (Director)
- Upside Down Boxers ... (Director)
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race ... (Director of Photography)
1898
- The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade ... (Director)
- The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
- Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) ... (Director)
- The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa ... (Director)
- Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
- The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
- Maidenhead Junction ... (Director)
- Mills from the Zaanstreek ... (Director)
- Duel to the Death ... (Director)
- Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) ... (Director)
- Dutch Fishing Boats ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing ... (Director)
- His Holiness Pope Leo XIII ... (Director)
- Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage ... (Director)
- From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton ... (Director)
- Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii as Self
- Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed ... (Director)
- Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square as Man on left of picture
- Capuchin Monks in Vatican City ... (Director)
- The Bridge of Sighs, Venice ... (Director)
- Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats ... (Director)
- Pelicans at the Zoo ... (Director of Photography)
- A Tug in a Heavy Sea ... (Director of Photography)
- The Grand Canal, Venice ... (Director)
- Venice, harbour scene with gondolas ... (Director)
- Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot ... (Director)
- Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice ... (Director of Photography)
- The Boulevard of Scheveningen ... (Director)
- Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto ... (Director)
- He and She ... (Director)
- A Blast at the Solvay Quarries ... (Director)
- Military Exercise - Aldershot ... (Director)
- Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse ... (Director of Photography)
- The Tarantella, an Italian Dance ... (Director)
- Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway ... (Director)
- Funeral Procession of the Misericordia ... (Director)
- Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore ... (Director of Photography)
- Me and My Two Friends ... (Director of Photography)
- Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club ... (Director)
1897
- Crissie Sheridan ... (Director)
- Les Parisiennes ... (Director)
- Bath Scene ... (Director)
- Fatima ... (Director)
- Has He Hit Me? ... (Director)
- French Military School Exercise ... (Director)
- Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun ... (Director)
- Home Life of a Hungarian Family ... (Director)
- A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies ... (Director)
- Place de la Concorde ... (Director)
- Changing Guard (Berlin) ... (Director)
- Firing the Maxim Gun ... (Director)
- Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris ... (Director)
- Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House ... (Director of Photography)
1896
- Serpentine Dance by Annabelle ... (Director)
- Tambourine Dance by Annabelle ... (Director)
- Annabelle in Flag Dance ... (Director)
- Sandow ... (Director)
- Dancing Darkies ... (Director)
- A Watermelon Feast ... (Director)
- Sound Money Parade ... (Director)
- Rip Meeting the Dwarf ... (Director)
- Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow ... (Director)
- View on Boulevard, New York City ... (Director)
- Awakening of Rip ... (Director)
- Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep ... (Director)
- Rip Van Winkle ... (Director)
- Rip's Toast ... (Director)
- Rip Passing Over the Mountain ... (Director)
- Exit of Rip and the Dwarf ... (Director)
- McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio ... (Director of Photography)
- Rip's Toast to Hudson ... (Director)
- Hard Wash ... (Director)
- American Falls from Goat Island ... (Director)
- Little Egypt ... (Producer)
- American Falls from Luna Island ... (Director)
1895
- Billy Edwards and the Unknown ... (Director)
- Danse serpentine (Annabelle) ... (Director)
- New Blacksmith Shop ... (Director)
- Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 ... (Director)
- James Grundy, Buck and Wing ... (Director)
- A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby ... (Director)
1894
- Bucking Broncho ... (Director)
- Buffalo Bill ... (Director)
- Annie Oakley ... (Director)
- Buffalo Dance ... (Director)
- Band Drill ... (Director)
- Caicedo (with Pole) ... (Producer)
- Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) ... (Director)
- Hadj Cheriff ... (Director)
- Leonard-Cushing Fight ... (Director)
- Carmencita ... (Director)
- Mlle. Capitaine ... (Director)
- Japanese Dancers ... (Producer)
- Boxing Match ... (Director)
- Dickson Experimental Sound Film as Self
- Sioux Ghost Dance ... (Director)
- The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” ... (Director)
- Annabelle Butterfly Dance ... (Producer)
- Fred Ott Holding a Bird ... (Director)
- Luis Martinetti, Contortionist ... (Director)
- Fire Rescue Scene ... (Director)
- Highland Dance ... (Director)
- Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph ... (Director)
- Athlete with Wand ... (Producer)
- The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight ... (Director)
- Dance ... (Director)
- Chinese Laundry Scene ... (Director)
- Cock Fight, No. 2 ... (Producer)
- The Boxing Cats ... (Director)
- Trained Bears ... (Director)
- Rat Killing ... (Director)
- Imperial Japanese Dance ... (Director)
- Ruth Dennis ... (Director)
- Glenroy Bros., No. 2 ... (Director)
- The Barber Shop ... (Producer)
- Annabelle Sun Dance ... (Director)
- Lasso Thrower ... (Director)
- The Cock Fight ... (Director)
- Indian War Council ... (Director)
- Wrestling Match ... (Director)
- Mexican Knife Duel ... (Director)
- Rats and Terrier No. 2 ... (Director)
- Chinese Opium Den ... (Director)
- A Bar Room Scene ... (Director)
- Rats and Terrier No. 3 ... (Director)
- Rats and Weasel ... (Director)
- Sandow: The Strong Man ... (Producer)
- Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze ... (Producer)
1893
- Horse Shoeing as Self
- Blacksmithing Scene ... (Director)
1892
- Fencing ... (Producer)
- Wrestling ... (Director)
- A Hand Shake
- Man on Parallel Bars ... (Director)
1891
- Duncan Smoking ... (Director)
- Men Boxing ... (Producer)
- Dickson Greeting as Self
- Newark Athlete ... (Producer)
- Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop ... (Director)
- Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud ... (Director)
- Newark athlete. [No. 2] ... (Director)
- Monkey and Another, Boxing ... (Director)
1890
- Monkeyshines, No. 3 ... (Director)
- Monkeyshines, No. 2 ... (Director)
- Monkeyshines, No. 1 ... (Director)