Director
William K.L. Dickson
166 years · Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France · 171 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 171
Ten Pickaninnies
1908 · Director
Mr. Hurry-up
1907 · Director
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle
1902 · Director
An Obstinate Cork
1902 · Director
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram
1901 · Cinematography, Director
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.
1901 · Director
English Nell
1900 · Director, Editor
Brook Trout Fishing
1900 · Director
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River
1900 · Cinematography
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag
1900 · Cinematography
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith
1900 · Cinematography
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith
1900 · Cinematography
Tram Journey through Southampton
1900 · Director
Four Warships in Rough Seas
1900 · Director
Warships at Sunset
1900 · Director
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns
1900 · Director
Dutch Fishing Fleet
1900 · Director
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso
1899 · Cinematography
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
1899 · Self
King John
1899 · Director
Man Overboard!
1899 · Director
Flower Parade in Haarlem
1899 · Director
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton
1899 · Director
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
1899 · Cinematography