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William K.L. Dickson

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William K.L. Dickson

Born
Died
(aged 75)
Birthplace
Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
Credits
194 titles

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.

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Acting credits 7

YearTitleRole
1899 General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton Film Self
1898 Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii Film Self
1898 Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square Film Man on left of picture
1894 Dickson Experimental Sound Film Film Self
1893 Horse Shoeing Film Self
1892 A Hand Shake Film
1891 Dickson Greeting Film Self

Crew credits 193

YearTitleJob
2007 Butterfly Dances Film Director
1997 Annabelle Dances and Dances Film Director
1908 Ten Pickaninnies Film Director
1907 Mr. Hurry-up Film Director
1902 Nabbed by the Nipper Film Director
1902 Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle Film Director
1902 An Obstinate Cork Film Director
1901 Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram Film Director of Photography
1901 Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. Film Director
1900 English Nell Film Director, Editor, Producer
1900 Brook Trout Fishing Film Director
1900 Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River Film Director of Photography
1900 Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag Film Director of Photography
1900 Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith Film Director of Photography
1900 Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith Film Director of Photography
1900 Tram Journey through Southampton Film Director
1900 Four Warships in Rough Seas Film Director
1900 Warships at Sunset Film Director
1900 Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns Film Director
1900 Dutch Fishing Fleet Film Director
1899 Naval Guns Firing at Colenso Film Director of Photography
1899 Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere Film Director of Photography
1899 King John Film Director
1899 Man Overboard! Film Director
1899 Flower Parade in Haarlem Film Director
1899 The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton Film Director
1899 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race Film Director of Photography
1899 Amann, the Great Impersonator Film Director
1899 Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 Film Director of Photography
1899 Tapping a Blast Furnace Film Director of Photography
1899 Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 Film Director of Photography
1899 The Lane on Sunday Morning Film Director of Photography
1899 Launch of the 'Oceanic' Film Director of Photography
1899 Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp Film Director of Photography
1899 Fun on a Sand Hill Film Director
1899 In a German Bath Film Director
1899 In the Friedrichstrasse Film Director
1899 From Monte Carlo to Monaco Film Director
1899 Panoramic View of Windsor Castle Film Director
1899 Upside Down Boxers Film Director
1899 Away Aloft Film Director
1899 London Fire Brigade, Alarm Film Director
1899 Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam Film Director
1898 Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 Film Director
1898 Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel Film Director
1898 From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton Film Director
1898 Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 Film Director
1898 Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto Film Director
1898 Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage Film Director
1898 The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Film Director
1898 The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Film Director
1898 Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Film Director
1898 The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) Film Director
1898 Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) Film Director
1898 Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) Film Director
1898 Duel to the Death Film Director
1898 He and She Film Director
1898 His Holiness Pope Leo XIII Film Director
1898 Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa Film Director
1898 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 Film Director
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