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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)
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle ... (Director)
An Obstinate Cork ... (Director)

1901

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. ... (Director)
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram ... (Director of Photography)

1900

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag ... (Director of Photography)
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith ... (Director of Photography)
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith ... (Director of Photography)
Tram Journey through Southampton ... (Director)
Four Warships in Rough Seas ... (Director)
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River ... (Director of Photography)
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns ... (Director)
Warships at Sunset ... (Director)
Dutch Fishing Fleet ... (Director)
Brook Trout Fishing ... (Director)
English Nell ... (Director)

1899

King John ... (Director)
Away Aloft ... (Director)
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle ... (Director)
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 ... (Director of Photography)
In a German Bath ... (Director)
Man Overboard! ... (Director)
Fun on a Sand Hill ... (Director)
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton as Self
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)
The Lane on Sunday Morning ... (Director of Photography)
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso ... (Director of Photography)
Flower Parade in Haarlem ... (Director)
From Monte Carlo to Monaco ... (Director)
Amann, the Great Impersonator ... (Director)
London Fire Brigade, Alarm ... (Director)
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton ... (Director)
Launch of the 'Oceanic' ... (Director of Photography)
Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam ... (Director)
Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere ... (Director of Photography)
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race ... (Director of Photography)
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp ... (Director of Photography)
In the Friedrichstrasse ... (Director)
Upside Down Boxers ... (Director)

1898

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
Duel to the Death ... (Director)
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 and Count Pecci, No. 1 ... (Director)
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) ... (Director)
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) ... (Director)
Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa ... (Director)
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway ... (Director)
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 ... (Director)
The Boulevard of Scheveningen ... (Director)
The Grand Canal, Venice ... (Director)
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 ... (Director)
Maidenhead Junction ... (Director)
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel ... (Director)
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing ... (Director)
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII ... (Director)
The Tarantella, an Italian Dance ... (Director)
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage ... (Director)
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square as Man on left of picture
Pelicans at the Zoo ... (Director of Photography)
A Blast at the Solvay Quarries ... (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)
Venice, harbour scene with gondolas ... (Director)
Me and My Two Friends ... (Director of Photography)
Funeral Procession of the Misericordia ... (Director)
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore ... (Director of Photography)
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed ... (Director)
Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice ... (Director of Photography)
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse ... (Director of Photography)
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto ... (Director)
Mills from the Zaanstreek ... (Director)
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton ... (Director)
A Tug in a Heavy Sea ... (Director of Photography)
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City ... (Director)
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii as Self
The Bridge of Sighs, Venice ... (Director)
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot ... (Director)
Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club ... (Director)
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats ... (Director)
Dutch Fishing Boats ... (Director)
Military Exercise - Aldershot ... (Director)
He and She ... (Director)

1897

French Military School Exercise ... (Director)
Firing the Maxim Gun ... (Director)
Has He Hit Me? ... (Director)
Bath Scene ... (Director)
Place de la Concorde ... (Director)
Les Parisiennes ... (Director)
Fatima ... (Director)
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris ... (Director)
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House ... (Director of Photography)
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun ... (Director)
Home Life of a Hungarian Family ... (Director)
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies ... (Director)
Crissie Sheridan ... (Director)
Changing Guard (Berlin) ... (Director)

1896

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep ... (Director)
Rip Meeting the Dwarf ... (Director)
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle ... (Director)
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow ... (Director)
View on Boulevard, New York City ... (Director)
Rip Van Winkle ... (Director)
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle ... (Director)
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf ... (Director)
Rip Passing Over the Mountain ... (Director)
American Falls from Luna Island ... (Director)
American Falls from Goat Island ... (Director)
Annabelle in Flag Dance ... (Director)
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio ... (Director of Photography)
Rip's Toast to Hudson ... (Director)
Sandow ... (Director)
Dancing Darkies ... (Director)
A Watermelon Feast ... (Director)
Awakening of Rip ... (Director)
Rip's Toast ... (Director)
Sound Money Parade ... (Director)
Little Egypt ... (Producer)
Hard Wash ... (Director)

1895

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby ... (Director)
Billy Edwards and the Unknown ... (Director)
Danse serpentine (Annabelle) ... (Director)
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 ... (Director)
James Grundy, Buck and Wing ... (Director)
New Blacksmith Shop ... (Director)

1894

Annie Oakley ... (Director)
Bucking Broncho ... (Director)
Buffalo Dance ... (Director)
Buffalo Bill ... (Director)
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph ... (Director)
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) ... (Director)
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) ... (Director)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film as Self
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight ... (Director)
Rat Killing ... (Director)
Highland Dance ... (Director)
Fred Ott Holding a Bird ... (Director)
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze ... (Producer)
Band Drill ... (Director)
Sioux Ghost Dance ... (Director)
Carmencita ... (Director)
Sandow: The Strong Man ... (Producer)
Glenroy Bros., No. 2 ... (Director)
Cock Fight, No. 2 ... (Producer)
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” ... (Director)
Caicedo (with Pole) ... (Producer)
Rats and Terrier No. 2 ... (Director)
Dance ... (Director)
Hadj Cheriff ... (Director)
Lasso Thrower ... (Director)
Chinese Laundry Scene ... (Director)
Annabelle Butterfly Dance ... (Producer)
Leonard-Cushing Fight ... (Director)
Rats and Terrier No. 3 ... (Director)
A Bar Room Scene ... (Director)
Fire Rescue Scene ... (Director)
Ruth Dennis ... (Director)
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist ... (Director)
Imperial Japanese Dance ... (Director)
Annabelle Sun Dance ... (Director)
Trained Bears ... (Director)
Chinese Opium Den ... (Director)
Indian War Council ... (Director)
Mexican Knife Duel ... (Director)
The Barber Shop ... (Producer)
Rats and Weasel ... (Director)
Boxing Match ... (Director)
Wrestling Match ... (Director)
The Cock Fight ... (Director)
Japanese Dancers ... (Producer)
Athlete with Wand ... (Producer)
Mlle. Capitaine ... (Director)

1893

Blacksmith Scene ... (Director)
Horse Shoeing as Self

1892

Man on Parallel Bars ... (Director)
Wrestling ... (Director)
Fencing ... (Producer)
A Hand Shake

1891

Dickson Greeting as Self
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop ... (Director)
Newark athlete. [No. 2] ... (Director)
Men Boxing ... (Producer)
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud ... (Director)
Monkey and Another, Boxing ... (Director)
Duncan Smoking ... (Director)
Newark Athlete ... (Producer)

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 1 ... (Director)
Monkeyshines, No. 3 ... (Director)
Monkeyshines, No. 2 ... (Director)