Person

William K.L. Dickson

Directing · 1860–1935 · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

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.

Known for

Filmography

2007Butterfly DancesDirector
1997Annabelle Dances and DancesDirector
1908Ten PickaninniesDirector
1907Mr. Hurry-upDirector
1902Nabbed by the NipperDirector
1902Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best BicycleDirector
1902An Obstinate CorkDirector
1901Panorama of Ealing from a Moving TramDirector
1901Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.Director
1900English NellDirector
1900Brook Trout FishingDirector
1900Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela RiverDirector of Photography
1900Bloemfontein: Unfurling the FlagDirector of Photography
1900Gordon Highlanders in LadysmithDirector of Photography
1900Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into LadysmithDirector of Photography
1900Warships at SunsetDirector
1900Four Warships in Rough SeasDirector
1900Tram Journey through SouthamptonDirector
1900Dutch Fishing FleetDirector
1900Battleship Odin Firing All Her GunsDirector
1899Naval Guns Firing at ColensoDirector of Photography
1899Repairing the Broken Bridge at FrereDirector of Photography
1899General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at SouthamptonSelf
1899King JohnDirector
1899Man Overboard!Director
1899Flower Parade in HaarlemDirector
1899The Landing of Savage South Africa at SouthamptonDirector
1899Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceDirector of Photography
1899Amann, the Great ImpersonatorDirector
1899Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899Director of Photography
1899Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899Director of Photography
1899Tapping a Blast FurnaceDirector of Photography
1899Launch of the 'Oceanic'Director of Photography
1899The Lane on Sunday MorningDirector of Photography
1899Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere CampDirector of Photography
1899Fun on a Sand HillDirector
1899In a German BathDirector
1899From Monte Carlo to MonacoDirector
1899Away AloftDirector
1899In the FriedrichstrasseDirector
1899London Fire Brigade, AlarmDirector
1899Panoramic View of Windsor CastleDirector
1899Upside Down BoxersDirector
1899Catching the Ferry in AmsterdamDirector
1898Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104Director
1898Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine ChapelDirector
1898From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from SouthamptonDirector
1898Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1Director
1898Corpus Christi Procession, OrvietoDirector
1898Pope Leo XIII in His CarriageDirector
1898Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director
1898Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)Director
1898The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director
1898The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director
1898The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director
1898Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)Director
1898Duel to the DeathDirector
1898He and SheDirector
1898His Holiness Pope Leo XIIIDirector
1898Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer VillaDirector
1898Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1Director
1898The 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 BrigadeDirector
1898Capuchin Monks in Vatican CityDirector
1898A Tug in a Heavy SeaDirector of Photography
1898Water Polo - Worthing Swimming ClubDirector
1898Me and My Two FriendsDirector of Photography
1898Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the BoathouseDirector of Photography
1898Military Exercise - AldershotDirector
1898The Boulevard of ScheveningenDirector
1898Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of PompeiiSelf
1898Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's SquareMan on left of picture
1898The Grand Canal, VeniceDirector
1898Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. RailwayDirector
1898Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming AshoreDirector of Photography
1898Pelicans at the ZooDirector of Photography
1898Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at VeniceDirector of Photography
1898Venice, harbour scene with gondolasDirector
1898Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full SpeedDirector
1898Funeral Procession of the MisericordiaDirector
1898Dutch Fishing BoatsDirector
1898Mills from the ZaanstreekDirector
1898Maidenhead JunctionDirector
1898A Blast at the Solvay QuarriesDirector
1898The Tarantella, an Italian DanceDirector
1898The Bridge of Sighs, VeniceDirector
1898Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing BoatsDirector
1898Charge of the Carabineers, AldershotDirector
1898Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing BlessingDirector
1897Place de la ConcordeDirector
1897Crissie SheridanDirector
1897FatimaDirector
1897Charge of the French Cuirassiers – ParisDirector
1897Has He Hit Me?Director
1897Les ParisiennesDirector
1897Bath SceneDirector
1897Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence HouseDirector of Photography
1897Home Life of a Hungarian FamilyDirector
1897Changing Guard (Berlin)Director
1897Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing GunDirector
1897Firing the Maxim GunDirector
1897French Military School ExerciseDirector
1897A Camp of Zingaree GypsiesDirector
1896Sound Money ParadeDirector
1896American Falls from Luna IslandDirector
1896American Falls from Goat IslandDirector
1896SandowDirector
1896Rip Leaving Sleepy HollowDirector
1896Rip's ToastDirector
1896Rip's Twenty Years' SleepDirector
1896Awakening of RipDirector
1896Rip Passing Over the MountainDirector
1896Rip's Toast to HudsonDirector
1896Exit of Rip and the DwarfDirector
1896Rip Meeting the DwarfDirector
1896Serpentine Dance by AnnabelleDirector
1896McKinley at Home, Canton, OhioDirector of Photography
1896View on Boulevard, New York CityDirector
1896Tambourine Dance by AnnabelleDirector
1896Rip Van WinkleDirector
1896Hard WashDirector
1896Little EgyptProducer
1896Dancing DarkiesDirector
1896Annabelle in Flag DanceDirector
1896A Watermelon FeastDirector
1895New Blacksmith ShopDirector
1895Robetta and Doretto, No. 1Director
1895Danse serpentine (Annabelle)Director
1895Billy Edwards and the UnknownDirector
1895James Grundy, Buck and WingDirector
1895A West Indian Woman Bathing a BabyDirector
1894Fire Rescue SceneDirector
1894DanceDirector
1894Indian War CouncilDirector
1894Band DrillDirector
1894Corbett and Courtney Before the KinetographDirector
1894Imperial Japanese DanceDirector
1894Annie OakleyDirector
1894Bucking BronchoDirector
1894Chinese Opium DenDirector
1894Mexican Knife DuelDirector
1894Lasso ThrowerDirector
1894Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)Director
1894Hadj CheriffDirector
1894The Hornbacker-Murphy FightDirector
1894Buffalo DanceDirector
1894Sioux Ghost DanceDirector
1894Rats and Terrier No. 2Director
1894Rats and Terrier No. 3Director
1894Rats and WeaselDirector
1894Boxing MatchDirector
1894Dickson Experimental Sound FilmSelf
1894Caicedo (with Pole)Producer
1894The Boxing CatsDirector
1894Buffalo BillDirector
1894Leonard-Cushing FightDirector
1894Sandow: The Strong ManProducer
1894The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”Director
1894Trained BearsDirector
1894A Bar Room SceneDirector
1894Rat KillingDirector
1894Chinese Laundry SceneDirector
1894Wrestling MatchDirector
1894Highland DanceDirector
1894CarmencitaDirector
1894Athlete with WandProducer
1894Cock Fight, No. 2Producer
1894Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeProducer
1894The Barber ShopProducer
1894Annabelle Butterfly DanceProducer
1894The Cock FightDirector
1894Luis Martinetti, ContortionistDirector
1894Annabelle Sun DanceDirector
1894Glenroy Bros., No. 2Director
1894Ruth DennisDirector
1894Fred Ott Holding a BirdDirector
1894Japanese DancersProducer
1894Mlle. CapitaineDirector
1893Blacksmithing SceneDirector
1893Horse ShoeingSelf
1892A Hand Shake
1892FencingProducer
1892Man on Parallel BarsDirector
1892WrestlingDirector
1891Dickson GreetingSelf
1891Newark AthleteProducer
1891Newark athlete. [No. 2]Director
1891Men BoxingProducer
1891Monkey and Another, BoxingDirector
1891Duncan or Devonald with Muslin CloudDirector
1891Duncan SmokingDirector
1891Duncan and Another, Blacksmith ShopDirector
1890Monkeyshines, No. 1Director
1890Monkeyshines, No. 2Director
1890Monkeyshines, No. 3Director

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