J. Stuart Blackton
Known for: Directing
Born: January 5, 1875
Died: August 13, 1941
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.
Known for
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
1906
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
1902
The Enchanted Drawing
1900
The Burglar on the Roof
1898
Hooligan Assists the Magician
1900
Lightning Sketches
1907
Happy Hooligan Interferes
1903
Happy Hooligan
1900
Hooligan in Jail
1903
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
1896
The Automobile Thieves
1906
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
1906
A Vitagraph Romance
1912