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