J. Stuart Blackton
Department: Directing
Biography
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
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
1906
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
1902
A Vitagraph Romance
1912
The Enchanted Drawing
1900
The Burglar on the Roof
1898
Hooligan Assists the Magician
1900
Lightning Sketches
1907
Happy Hooligan Interferes
1903
Happy Hooligan
1900
Hooligan in Jail
1903
The Automobile Thieves
1906
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
1896
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
1906