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