Walter R. Booth
Biography
Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
Known For
Filmography
2018FilmSecrets of British Animationas Self (archive Footage)1907FilmComedy Cartoonsas The artist1906FilmThe Hand of the Artist1906FilmA Lively Quarter Dayas The conjurer1901FilmArtistic Creationas The cartoonist1901FilmUndressing Extraordinary1899FilmUpside Down; or, The Human Fliesas Professor of spiritualism