J. Stuart Blackton

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.

Birthday

Jan 5, 1875

Place of birth

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

Deathday

Aug 13, 1941

Also known as

James Stuart Blackton

Credited in

As cast

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
As Cartoonist
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
As Happy Hooligan
A Vitagraph Romance
As J. Stuart Blackton
The Enchanted Drawing
As Chalk-Talk Artist
The Burglar on the Roof
As Burglar
Hooligan Assists the Magician
As Happy Hooligan
Lightning Sketches
As Cartoonist
Happy Hooligan Interferes
As Happy Hooligan
Happy Hooligan
No picture available
As Happy Hooligan
Hooligan in Jail
No picture available
As Happy Hooligan
The Automobile Thieves
As
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
As

As crew

The Death of King Edward III
No picture available
Role: Director
The Redeeming Sin
Role: Director
The Thieving Hand
Role: Director
The Enchanted Drawing
Role: Director
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
Role: Director
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Role: Director
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Role: Director
The Glorious Adventure
Role: Producer
The Glorious Adventure
Role: Editor
Bride of the Storm
Role: Director
Lightning Sketches
Role: Director
The Haunted Hotel
Role: Director
Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy
Role: Director
Little Mischief
No picture available
Role: Director
'Columbia' Winning the Cup
No picture available
Role: Director
Raising Old Glory Over Morro Castle
No picture available
Role: Director
Astor Battery on Parade
Role: Director
Maude's Naughty Little Brother
Role: Director
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Role: Director
The Clown and the Alchemist
No picture available
Role: Director
The Congress of Nations
Role: Director
Mysterious Cafe, or Mr. and Mrs. Spoopendyke Have Troubles with a Waiter
No picture available
Role: Director
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
Role: Director
The Burglar on the Roof
Role: Director
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
No picture available
Role: Director
Panoramic View of Boston Subway from an Electric Car
No picture available
Role: Director
The Honeymooners
No picture available
Role: Writer
Kidnapped in New York
Role: Director
The Galley Slave
No picture available
Role: Director
Oliver Twist
Role: Director
The Battle Cry of Peace
Role: Director
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
Role: Director
The Judgment of Solomon
Role: Director
The Life of Moses
Role: Director
Napoleon and the Empress Josephine
Role: Director
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
Role: Director
Cardinal Wolsey
No picture available
Role: Director
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
No picture available
Role: Director
Benedict Arnold
No picture available
Role: Director
The Message of the Mouse
Role: Director
Little Nemo
Role: Director
Tides of Passion
No picture available
Role: Director
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Role: Story
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Role: Director
Transgression
Role: Story
The Fighting Trail
Role: Story
The Thieving Hand
Role: Producer
The Beloved Brute
Role: Director
Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest
Role: Supervising Producer
The Battle Cry of Peace
Role: Producer
The Battle Cry of Peace
Role: Writer
The Film Parade
Role: Director
Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid
No picture available
Role: Director
Lightning Sketches
Role: Producer
The Life and Death of King Richard III
Role: Producer
The Cavalier's Dream
Role: Director
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
No picture available
Role: Director
As You Like It
Role: Director
As You Like It
Role: Producer
The Automobile Thieves
Role: Director
The Life of George Washington
No picture available
Role: Director
King Lear
Role: Director
The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen
No picture available
Role: Director
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Role: Director
The Enchanted Drawing
Role: Producer
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
Role: Producer
A Visit to the Spiritualist
Role: Director
The Merchant of Venice
No picture available
Role: Director
Happy Hooligan
No picture available
Role: Director
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Role: Director
East Lynne; or, Red Astray
No picture available
Role: Director
The Way of the Cross, The Story of Ancient Rome
Role: Director
The American
Role: Director
The Clean Heart
Role: Director
The Story of Treasure Island
No picture available
Role: Director
The Story of Treasure Island
No picture available
Role: Producer
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Role: Production Manager
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Role: Director
A Gentleman of France
No picture available
Role: Director
Humpty Dumpty Circus
Role: Director
Passers-By
Role: Director
The Passionate Quest
Role: Director
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
No picture available
Role: Director
The Bride of Lammermoor
Role: Director
The Happy Warrior
Role: Director
The Fairy Godfather
Role: Director
The Diary of a Puppy
Role: Director
A Spring Idyll
Role: Director
The Collie Market
Role: Director
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Role: Director
The Gilded Highway
Role: Director
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
Role: Director
The Glorious Adventure
Role: Story
The Glorious Adventure
Role: Director
Work Made Easy
No picture available
Role: Director
On the Banks of the Wabash
Role: Director
Life's Greatest Problem
Role: Director
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
Role: Director
Jeffries Skipping the Rope
Role: Director
Jeffries Throwing the Medicine Ball
No picture available
Role: Director
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Role: Director
Battle of Santiago Bay
No picture available
Role: Director
The Magic Fountain Pen
No picture available
Role: Director
Children Bathing
No picture available
Role: Director
Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet
Role: Director
Salome; or, The Dance of the Seven Veils
No picture available
Role: Director
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
No picture available
Role: Director
Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance
No picture available
Role: Director
The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain
No picture available
Role: Director
Her Grandchild
No picture available
Role: Producer
The Common Cause
Role: Director
The Common Cause
Role: Producer
The Heights of Hazard
Role: Presenter
A Gipsy Cavalier
No picture available
Role: Director
A Gipsy Cavalier
No picture available
Role: Producer
The Judgment House
Role: Director
The Judgment House
Role: Adaptation
The Judgment House
Role: Producer
The Judgment House
Role: Presenter
The 100 to One Shot; or, A Run of Luck
Role: Director
A House Divided
Role: Director
The Spirit of Christmas
No picture available
Role: Supervisor of Production Resources
Saul and David
No picture available
Role: Director
Lady Godiva
Role: Director
Playing Dead
Role: Supervising Producer
The Virgin Queen
Role: Director
Francesca di Rimini
Role: Director
Vanishing Lady
No picture available
Role: Director
Battle of Santiago Bay
No picture available
Role: Producer
Between Friends
Role: Director
The Forbidden Valley
Role: Director
The Forbidden Valley
Role: Producer
The Moonshine Trail
Role: Director
The Moonshine Trail
Role: Writer
The Moonshine Trail
Role: Producer
The Moonshine Trail
Role: Editor