Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
January 5, 1875
Died
August 13, 1941 (age 66)
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Also Known As
James Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
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.
Known For
Film
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
Happy Hooligan
1902
Film
Lightning Sketches
Cartoonist
1907
Film
The Enchanted Drawing
Chalk-Talk Artist
1900
Film
Happy Hooligan
Happy Hooligan
1900
Film
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Cartoonist
1906
Film
And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream
1906
Film
The Burglar on the Roof
Burglar
1898
Film
The Automobile Thieves
1906
Film
A Vitagraph Romance
J. Stuart Blackton
1912
Film
Happy Hooligan Interferes
Happy Hooligan
1903
Film
Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
1896
Film
Hooligan in Jail
Happy Hooligan
1903
Film
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Happy Hooligan
1900
Filmography
1912FilmA Vitagraph Romanceas J. Stuart Blackton1907FilmLightning Sketchesas Cartoonist1906FilmAnd the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream1906FilmThe Automobile Thieves1906FilmHumorous Phases of Funny Facesas Cartoonist1903FilmHooligan in Jailas Happy Hooligan1903FilmHappy Hooligan Interferesas Happy Hooligan1902FilmThe Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airshipas Happy Hooligan1900FilmThe Enchanted Drawingas Chalk-Talk Artist1900FilmHooligan Assists the Magicianas Happy Hooligan1900FilmHappy Hooliganas Happy Hooligan1898FilmThe Burglar on the Roofas Burglar1896FilmEdison Drawn by 'World' Artist