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