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J. Stuart Blackton

Known for: Directing

Biography: 1875-01-05

Deathday: 1941-08-13 (66 years old)

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.

J. Stuart Blackton

Biography

Filmography

all 103

Movies 103

Director 82

Producer 5

Writer 4

self 2

Copyright Comedies and More. From the Library of Congress (2022)

The Film Parade (1933)

The American (1927)

The Passionate Quest (1926)

Hell-Bent for Heaven (1926)

The Gilded Highway (1926)

Bride of the Storm (1926)

The Happy Warrior (1925)

Tides of Passion (1925)

The Redeeming Sin (1925)

The Beloved Brute (1924)

The Clean Heart (1924)

On the Banks of the Wabash (1923)

The Glorious Adventure (1922)

Passers-By (1920)

The Littlest Scout (1919)

Life's Greatest Problem (1918)

The Diary of a Puppy (1917)

The Fighting Trail (1917)

Transgression (1917)

The Message of the Mouse (1917)

The Fairy Godfather (1917)

A Spring Idyll (1917)

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation (1917)

The Collie Market (1917)

The Battle Cry of Peace (1915)

The Honeymooners (1914)

Kidnapped in New York (1914)

Goodness Gracious (1914)

The Life and Death of King Richard III (1912)

As You Like It (1912)

A Vitagraph Romance (1912)

Cardinal Wolsey (1912)

Lady Godiva (1911)

The Death of King Edward III (1911)

The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1911)

Little Nemo (1911)

Uncle Tom's Cabin (1910)

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest, Held at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910 (1910)

Twelfth Night (1910)

Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy (1910)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1909)

The Life of Moses (1909)

Benedict Arnold (1909)

Les Misérables (1909)

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909)

The Magic Fountain Pen (1909)

The Life of George Washington (1909)

The Bride of Lammermoor (1909)

Jephtah's Daughter: A Biblical Tragedy (1909)

Oliver Twist (1909)

King Lear (1909)

The Judgment of Solomon (1909)

Napoleon and the Empress Josephine (1909)

Napoleon, the Man of Destiny (1909)

The Dancer and the King, a Romantic Story of Spain (1908)

Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy (1908)

Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian (1908)

Richard III (1908)

Salome (The Dance of Seven Veils) (1908)

The Viking's Daughter: The Story of the Ancient Norsemen (1908)

Lady Jane’s Flight, a 17th Century Romance (1908)

Romeo and Juliet (A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet) (1908)

Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy (1908)

The Story of Treasure Island (1908)

The Thieving Hand (1908)

Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers (1908)

Work Made Easy (1907)

Liquid Electricity; or The Inventor's Galvanic Fluid (1907)

The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance (1907)

Lightning Sketches (1907)

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1875-01-05

Deathday
1941-08-13 (66 years old)

Birth Name
James Stuart Blackton

Birth Place
Sheffield, United Kingdom

Relationships
Evangeline Russell (1936-01-01 - 1941-01-01), Paula Blackton (1908-01-01 - 1930-01-01)

Children
Marian Constance Blackton, Violet Virginia Blackton, Charles Stuart Blackton

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
James Stuart Blackton