J. Stuart Blackton
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1875-01-05
Day of Death
1941-08-13 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
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
Acting
(1912)
A Vitagraph Romance
as J. Stuart Blackton
(1907)
Lightning Sketches
as Cartoonist
(1906)
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
as Cartoonist
(1906)
(1903)
Happy Hooligan Interferes
as Happy Hooligan
(1903)
Hooligan in Jail
as Happy Hooligan
(1902)
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
as Happy Hooligan
(1900)
The Enchanted Drawing
as Chalk-Talk Artist
(1900)
Hooligan Assists the Magician
as Happy Hooligan
(1900)
Happy Hooligan
as Happy Hooligan
(1898)
The Burglar on the Roof
as Burglar
(1896)
Crew
(2022)
(1933)
The Film Parade
Director
(1927)
The American
Director
(1926)
Bride of the Storm
Director
(1926)
The Passionate Quest
Director
(1926)
The Gilded Highway
Director
(1926)
Hell-Bent for Heaven
Director
(1925)
The Redeeming Sin
Director
(1925)
Tides of Passion
Director
(1925)
The Happy Warrior
Director
(1924)
The Beloved Brute
Director
(1924)
The Clean Heart
Director
(1923)
On the Banks of the Wabash
Director
(1922)
The Glorious Adventure
Producer, Editor, Story, Director
(1922)
A Gipsy Cavalier
Director, Producer
(1920)
Passers-By
Director
(1919)
The Common Cause
Director, Producer
(1919)
A House Divided
Director
(1918)
Life's Greatest Problem
Director
(1917)
The Message of the Mouse
Director
(1917)
Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation
Story, Director
(1917)
Transgression
Story
(1917)
The Fighting Trail
Story
(1917)
The Fairy Godfather
Director
(1917)
The Diary of a Puppy
Director
(1917)
A Spring Idyll
Director
(1917)
The Collie Market
Director
(1917)
The Judgment House
Director, Adaptation, Producer, Presenter
(1915)
Kidnapped in New York
Director
(1915)
The Battle Cry of Peace
Director, Producer, Writer
(1915)
The Heights of Hazard
Presenter
(1914)
The Honeymooners
Writer
(1913)
The Spirit of Christmas
Supervisor of Production Resources
(1912)
Cardinal Wolsey
Director
(1912)
(1912)
As You Like It
Director, Producer
(1912)
Her Grandchild
Producer
(1911)
The Death of King Edward III
Director
(1911)
Little Nemo
Director
(1911)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic
Director
(1910)
Richelieu; or: The Conspiracy
Director
(1910)
(1910)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Director
(1909)
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy
Director, Producer
(1909)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Director
(1909)
(1909)
Les Misérables
Director
(1909)
Oliver Twist
Director
(1909)
The Judgment of Solomon
Director
(1909)
The Life of Moses
Director
(1909)
(1909)
Napoleon, the Man of Destiny
Director
(1909)
Benedict Arnold
Director
(1909)
The Life of George Washington
Director
(1909)
King Lear
Director
(1909)
The Way of the Cross
Director
(1909)
The Bride of Lammermoor
Director
(1909)
The Magic Fountain Pen
Director
(1909)
Saul and David
Director
(1908)
The Thieving Hand
Director, Producer
(1908)
(1908)
(1908)
(1908)
The Merchant of Venice
Director
(1908)
East Lynne; or, Red Astray
Director
(1908)
The Story of Treasure Island
Director, Producer
(1908)
Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Production Manager, Director
(1908)
Richard III
Director
(1908)
(1908)
(1908)
(1908)
(1908)
(1907)
Lightning Sketches
Director, Producer
(1907)
The Haunted Hotel
Director
(1907)
(1907)
Work Made Easy
Director
(1907)
The Shaughraun, an Irish Romance
Director
(1906)
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Director
(1906)
The Automobile Thieves
Director
(1906)
(1906)
(1905)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Director
(1905)
A Gentleman of France
Director
(1901)
(1901)
Leaping Dogs at Gentry's Circus
Director
(1901)
(1901)
Jeffries Skipping the Rope
Director
(1901)
(1901)
Children Bathing
Director
(1900)
The Enchanted Drawing
Director, Producer
(1900)
Maude's Naughty Little Brother
Director
(1900)
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Director
(1900)
The Clown and the Alchemist
Director
(1900)
The Congress of Nations
Director
(1900)
Happy Hooligan
Director
(1899)
'Columbia' Winning the Cup
Director
(1899)
(1899)
Astor Battery on Parade
Director
(1899)
Firemen Rescuing Men and Women
Director
(1899)
A Visit to the Spiritualist
Director
(1899)
"Shamrock" and "Erin" Sailing
Director
(1898)
Little Mischief
Director
(1898)
The Burglar on the Roof
Director
(1898)
The Cavalier's Dream
Director
(1898)
Humpty Dumpty Circus
Director
(1898)
Battle of Santiago Bay
Director