J. Stuart Blackton

Known for Directing

J. Stuart Blackton's portrait

Details

Birthday: January 05, 1875

Deathday: August 13, 1941

Place of birth: 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.

Director

1920

1919

1909