J. Stuart Blackton

Directing

January 5, 1875

— August 13, 1941(66 years old)

Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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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.

Also Known As

James Stuart Blackton

Known For

5.6

The Haunted Hotel

Director

6.0

The Artist's Dilemma

Director

4.7

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Director

3.3

The Burglar on the Roof

Director

4.4

The Cavalier's Dream

Director

6.4

The Enchanted Drawing

Director

5.7

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Director

6.4

Little Nemo

Director

4.4

Oliver Twist

Director

1.0

As You Like It

Director

7.0

The American

Director

5.8

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Director

Filmography

1930s

8.0

The Film Parade

Director

1920s

8.0

Bride of the Storm

Director

8.0

The Redeeming Sin

Director

7.0

Tides of Passion

Director

7.0

The Beloved Brute

Director

6.5

The Glorious Adventure

Producer

1910s

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

Director

The Fighting Trail

Story

The Message of the Mouse

Director

Transgression

Story

7.5

Kidnapped in New York

Director

The Battle Cry of Peace

Director

6.2

A Vitagraph Romance

J. Stuart Blackton

6.4

Little Nemo

Director

5.5

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest

Supervising Producer

1900s

4.7

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Director

4.4

Oliver Twist

Director

1.0

The Life of Moses

Director

5.8

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Director

4.2

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

Director

9.0

The Judgment of Solomon

Director

5.7

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

Director

7.0

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

Director

5.6

The Haunted Hotel

Director

4.7

Lightning Sketches

Cartoonist

5.7

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Cartoonist

6.5

And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream

9.0

The Automobile Thieves

5.4

Happy Hooligan Interferes

Happy Hooligan

5.1

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

Happy Hooligan

6.4

The Enchanted Drawing

Chalk-Talk Artist

4.8

Hooligan Assists the Magician

Happy Hooligan

4.1

Maude's Naughty Little Brother

Director

3.9

The Congress of Nations

Director

1890s

5.0

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

Director

3.7

Astor Battery on Parade

Director

3.3

The Burglar on the Roof

Burglar

4.5

J. Stuart Blackton

Biography

Also Known As

Known For

The Haunted Hotel

The Artist's Dilemma

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Burglar on the Roof

The Cavalier's Dream

The Enchanted Drawing

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Little Nemo

Oliver Twist

As You Like It

The American

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Filmography

1930s

The Film Parade

1920s

Bride of the Storm

The Redeeming Sin

Tides of Passion

The Beloved Brute

The Glorious Adventure

1910s

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

The Fighting Trail

The Message of the Mouse

Transgression

Kidnapped in New York

The Battle Cry of Peace

A Vitagraph Romance

Little Nemo

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest

1900s

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Oliver Twist

The Life of Moses

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny

The Judgment of Solomon

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

The Haunted Hotel

Lightning Sketches

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream

The Automobile Thieves

Happy Hooligan Interferes

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

The Enchanted Drawing

Hooligan Assists the Magician

Maude's Naughty Little Brother

The Congress of Nations

1890s

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

Astor Battery on Parade

The Burglar on the Roof

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

J. Stuart Blackton

Biography

Also Known As

Known For

The Haunted Hotel

The Artist's Dilemma

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Burglar on the Roof

The Cavalier's Dream

The Enchanted Drawing

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

Little Nemo

Oliver Twist

As You Like It

The American

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy

Filmography

1930s

The Film Parade

1920s