J. Stuart Blackton

1875-01-05 - 1941-08-13 Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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.

Movies

The Enchanted Drawing

1900 6.4

as Chalk-Talk Artist

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

1906 5.7

as Cartoonist

The Burglar on the Roof

1898 3.3

as Burglar

Hooligan Assists the Magician

1900 4.3

as Happy Hooligan

A Vitagraph Romance

1912 4.8

as J. Stuart Blackton

Happy Hooligan Interferes

1903 4.0

as Happy Hooligan

The Automobile Thieves

1906 0.0

Lightning Sketches

1907 3.8

as Cartoonist

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

1896 4.1

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

1902 4.7

as Happy Hooligan