William K.L. Dickson
Known for Directing
- Born
- August 3, 1860
- Birthplace
- Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
- Died
- September 28, 1935 (aged 75)
- Also known as
- William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, W.K-L. Dickson
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.
Latest
- Butterfly DancesDirector2007Rating: 5.0 out of 10
- Annabelle Dances and DancesDirector1997Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Ten PickaninniesDirector1908Rating: 4.3 out of 10
Mr. Hurry-upDirector1907Rating: 5.8 out of 10- Nabbed by the NipperDirector1902Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best BicycleDirector1902Rating: 6.5 out of 10
An Obstinate CorkDirector1902Rating: 4.8 out of 10
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving TramDirector1901Rating: 4.3 out of 10
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.Director1901Rating: 6.5 out of 10
English NellDirector1900
Brook Trout FishingDirector1900Rating: 5.3 out of 10
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela RiverDirector of Photography1900Rating: 5.6 out of 10
Tram Journey through SouthamptonDirector1900Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Four Warships in Rough SeasDirector1900Rating: 8.3 out of 10
Warships at SunsetDirector1900Rating: 6.3 out of 10
Battleship Odin Firing All Her GunsDirector1900Rating: 5.7 out of 10
Dutch Fishing FleetDirector1900Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the FlagDirector of Photography1900Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Gordon Highlanders in LadysmithDirector of Photography1900Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into LadysmithDirector of Photography1900Rating: 7.7 out of 10
Known for
Dickson Experimental Sound FilmDirector1894Rating: 6.1 out of 10
Blacksmith SceneDirector1893Rating: 5.6 out of 10
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)Director1895Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Monkeyshines, No. 1Director1890Rating: 5.1 out of 10
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeDirector1894Rating: 4.8 out of 10
Newark AthleteDirector1891Rating: 4.6 out of 10
CarmencitaDirector1894Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Dickson GreetingDirector1891Rating: 5.0 out of 10
SandowDirector1896Rating: 5.2 out of 10
Annie OakleyDirector1894Rating: 6.0 out of 10
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)Director1894Rating: 5.9 out of 10
Monkeyshines, No. 2Director1890Rating: 4.7 out of 10
Filmography
195 titles
1902
1901
1900
1899
King JohnMovieDirector
Man Overboard!MovieDirector
Flower Parade in HaarlemMovieDirector
The Landing of Savage South Africa at SouthamptonMovieDirector
In a German BathMovieDirector
Launch of the 'Oceanic'MovieDirector
Amann, the Great ImpersonatorMovieDirector
Fun on a Sand HillMovieDirector
Panoramic View of Windsor CastleMovieDirector
Tapping a Blast FurnaceMovieDirector
London Fire Brigade, AlarmMovieDirector
From Monte Carlo to MonacoMovieDirector
Away AloftMovieDirector
Upside Down BoxersMovieDirector
In the FriedrichstrasseMovieDirector
Catching the Ferry in AmsterdamMovieDirector
1898
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104MovieDirector- Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine ChapelMovieDirector
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from SouthamptonMovieDirector- Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1MovieDirector
Corpus Christi Procession, OrvietoMovieDirector
Pope Leo XIII in His CarriageMovieDirector
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)MovieDirector
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)MovieDirector