About

Known credits:
134
Birthday:
1875-01-05
Place of birth:
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Website:
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J. Stuart Blackton

Overview

James Stuart Blackton was a pioneer Anglo-American filmmaker and can be credited with the first feature-length American production. He founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897 and was among the first filmmakers to use stop-motion and drawn animation.

Known for

Acting
1912 A Vitagraph Romance Actor J. Stuart Blackton 58
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1907 Lightning Sketches Actor Cartoonist 58
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1906 The Automobile Thieves Actor N/A
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1906 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces Actor Cartoonist 58
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1903 Hooligan in Jail Actor Happy Hooligan N/A
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1903 Happy Hooligan Interferes Actor Happy Hooligan 58
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1902 The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship Actor Happy Hooligan 58
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1900 The Enchanted Drawing Actor Chalk-Talk Artist 59
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1900 Hooligan Assists the Magician Actor Happy Hooligan 58
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1900 Happy Hooligan Actor Happy Hooligan N/A
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1898 The Burglar on the Roof Actor Burglar 58
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1896 Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist Actor 58
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Directing
2022 Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress Directing Director N/A
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1933 The Film Parade Directing Director N/A
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1927 The American Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Passionate Quest Directing Director N/A
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1926 Hell-Bent for Heaven Directing Director N/A
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1926 The Gilded Highway Directing Director N/A
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1926 Bride of the Storm Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Happy Warrior Directing Director N/A
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1925 Tides of Passion Directing Director N/A
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1925 The Redeeming Sin Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Beloved Brute Directing Director N/A
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1924 The Clean Heart Directing Director N/A
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1923 On the Banks of the Wabash Directing Director N/A
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1922 A Gipsy Cavalier Directing Director N/A
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1922 The Glorious Adventure Directing Director 58
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1920 Passers-By Directing Director N/A
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1919 A House Divided Directing Director N/A
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1918 Life's Greatest Problem Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Diary of a Puppy Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Judgment House Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Message of the Mouse Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Fairy Godfather Directing Director N/A
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1917 A Spring Idyll Directing Director N/A
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1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation Directing Director N/A
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1917 The Collie Market Directing Director N/A
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1915 Kidnapped in New York Directing Director 58
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1915 The Battle Cry of Peace Directing Director N/A
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1912 As You Like It Directing Director 58
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1912 Cardinal Wolsey Directing Director N/A
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1911 The Death of King Edward III Directing Director N/A
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1911 The Battle Hymn of the Republic Directing Director N/A
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1911 Little Nemo Directing Director 59
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1910 Uncle Tom's Cabin Directing Director N/A
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1910 Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy Directing Director N/A
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1909 A Midsummer Night's Dream Directing Director 58
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1909 The Life of Moses Directing Director 58
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1909 Benedict Arnold Directing Director N/A
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1909 Les Misérables Directing Director N/A
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1909 The Way of the Cross Directing Director N/A
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1909 Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy Directing Director 58
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1909 The Magic Fountain Pen Directing Director N/A
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1909 The Life of George Washington Directing Director N/A
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1909 The Bride of Lammermoor Directing Director N/A
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1909 Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy Directing Director N/A
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1909 Oliver Twist Directing Director 58
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1909 King Lear Directing Director 58
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1909 Napoleon and the Empress Josephine Directing Director N/A
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1909 Napoleon, the Man of Destiny Directing Director 58
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1909 The Judgment of Solomon Directing Director 59
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1908 The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain Directing Director N/A
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1908 Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy Directing Director 58
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1908 Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian Directing Director N/A
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1908 Richard III Directing Director N/A
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1908 Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils) Directing Director N/A
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1908 The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen Directing Director N/A
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1908 Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance Directing Director N/A
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1908 Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet) Directing Director N/A
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1908 East Lynne; or, Red Astray Directing Director N/A
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1908 Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy Directing Director 58
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1908 The Story of Treasure Island Directing Director N/A
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1908 The Thieving Hand Directing Director 59
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1908 Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers Directing Director N/A
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1908 The Merchant of Venice Directing Director N/A
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1907 Work Made Easy Directing Director N/A
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1907 Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid Directing Director N/A
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1907 The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance Directing Director N/A
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1907 Lightning Sketches Directing Director 58
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1907 The Haunted Hotel Directing Director 58
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1906 And the Villain Still Pursued Her, or, the Author's Dream Directing Director 58
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1906 The Automobile Thieves Directing Director N/A
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1906 The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck Directing Director N/A
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1906 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces Directing Director 58
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1905 A Gentleman of France Directing Director N/A
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1905 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Directing Director N/A
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1901 Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car Directing Director 58
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1901 Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter Directing Director 58
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1901 Children Bathing Directing Director N/A
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1901 Jeffries Skipping the Rope Directing Director N/A
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1901 Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball Directing Director N/A
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1901 Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus Directing Director 59
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1900 The Clown and the Alchemist Directing Director 58
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1900 The Congress of Nations Directing Director 58
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1900 The Enchanted Drawing Directing Director 59
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1900 Hooligan Assists the Magician Directing Director 58
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1900 Maude's Naughty Little Brother Directing Director 58
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1900 Happy Hooligan Directing Director N/A
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1899 A Visit to the Spiritualist Directing Director N/A
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1899 "Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing Directing Director 59
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1899 Firemen Rescuing Men and Women Directing Director 58
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1899 'Columbia' Winning the Cup Directing Director 58
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1899 Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle Directing Director 58
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1899 Astor Battery on Parade Directing Director 58
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1898 The Cavalier's Dream Directing Director 58
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1898 The Burglar on the Roof Directing Director 58
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1898 Humpty Dumpty Circus Directing Director N/A
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1898 Little Mischief Directing Director 58
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1898 Battle of Santiago Bay Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1922 The Glorious Adventure Writing Story 58
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1917 The Judgment House Writing Adaptation N/A
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1917 The Fighting Trail Writing Story N/A
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1917 Transgression Writing Story N/A
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1917 Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation Writing Story N/A
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1915 The Battle Cry of Peace Writing Writer N/A
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1914 The Honeymooners Writing Writer N/A
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Production
1922 A Gipsy Cavalier Production Producer N/A
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1922 The Glorious Adventure Production Producer 58
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1917 The Judgment House Production Producer N/A
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1915 The Battle Cry of Peace Production Producer N/A
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1912 The Life and Death of King Richard III Production Producer 58
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1912 As You Like It Production Producer 58
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1912 Her Grandchild Production Producer N/A
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1910 Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest, Held at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910 Production Supervising Producer 58
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1909 Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy Production Producer 58
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1908 Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian Production Production Manager N/A
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1908 The Story of Treasure Island Production Producer N/A
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1908 The Thieving Hand Production Producer 59
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1907 Lightning Sketches Production Producer 58
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1900 The Enchanted Drawing Production Producer 59
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Crew
1917 The Judgment House Crew Presenter N/A
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1915 The Heights of Hazard Crew Presenter N/A
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1913 The Spirit of Christmas Crew Supervisor of Production Resources N/A
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Editing
1922 The Glorious Adventure Editing Editor 58
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