J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

Director

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.

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Date of Birth: 05 Jan 1875 (151 years)

Place of Birth: Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England

Filmography

The Galley Slave

The Galley Slave

1909XX