Biography
Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 β 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
Filmography
all 40
Movies 40
Director 38
self 1
Self (archive Footage)

Secrets of British Animation (2018)
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Director

Paper Cuttings (1912)
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Director

The Jester's Joke (1912)
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Animated Putty (1911)
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The Aerial Submarine (1910)
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Animated Cotton (1909)
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A Juvenile Scientist (1907)
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Diabolo Nightmare (1907)
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The Baffled Burglar (1907)
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Willie's Magic Wand (1907)
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Comedy Cartoons (1907)
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The Magical Press (1907)
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The '?' Motorist (1906)
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Pocket Boxers (1903)
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The Magic Sword (1901)
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Artistic Creation (1901)
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Chinese Magic (1900)
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A Railway Collision (1900)
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The Spiritualist

Upside Down; or, The Human Flies (1899)
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The Miser's Doom (1899)
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Information
Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1869-07-12
Deathday1938-01-01 (68 years old)
Birth PlaceWorcester, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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