William K.L. Dickson
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 3, 1860
- Died
- September 28, 1935
- Birthplace
- Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.
Filmography
- Butterfly Dances
Butterfly Dances 2007
Director
- Annabelle Dances and Dances
Annabelle Dances and Dances 1997
Director
Ten Pickaninnies 1908
Director
Mr. Hurry-up 1907
Director
- Nabbed by the Nipper
Nabbed by the Nipper 1902
Director
Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle 1902
Director
An Obstinate Cork 1902
Director
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram 1901
Director of Photography, Director
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. 1901
Director
English Nell 1900
Director, Editor, Producer
Brook Trout Fishing 1900
Director
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River 1900
Director of Photography
Dutch Fishing Fleet 1900
Director
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns 1900
Director
Warships at Sunset 1900
Director
Four Warships in Rough Seas 1900
Director
Tram Journey through Southampton 1900
Director
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith 1900
Director of Photography
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith 1900
Director of Photography
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag 1900
Director of Photography
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso 1899
Director of Photography
- Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere
Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere 1899
Director of Photography
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton 1899
as Self
King John 1899
Director
Man Overboard! 1899
Director
Flower Parade in Haarlem 1899
Director
The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton 1899
Director
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race 1899
Director of Photography
Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam 1899
Director
London Fire Brigade, Alarm 1899
Director
Away Aloft 1899
Director
Upside Down Boxers 1899
Director
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle 1899
Director
From Monte Carlo to Monaco 1899
Director
In the Friedrichstrasse 1899
Director
In a German Bath 1899
Director
Fun on a Sand Hill 1899
Director
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp 1899
Director of Photography
Launch of the 'Oceanic' 1899
Director of Photography, Director
The Lane on Sunday Morning 1899
Director of Photography
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 1899
Director of Photography
Tapping a Blast Furnace 1899
Director of Photography, Director
- Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899
Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 1899
Director of Photography
Amann, the Great Impersonator 1899
Director
- Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel 1898
Director
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 1898
Director
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton 1898
Director
- Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 1898
Director
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto 1898
Director
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage 1898
Director
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) 1898
Director
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) 1898
Director
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898
Director
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898
Director
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898
Director
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) 1898
Director
Duel to the Death 1898
Director
He and She 1898
Director
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII 1898
Director
- Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 1898
Director
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade 1898
Director
- Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa
Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa 1898
Director
Capuchin Monks in Vatican City 1898
Director
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse 1898
Director of Photography
Me and My Two Friends 1898
Director of Photography
Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club 1898
Director
- A Tug in a Heavy Sea
A Tug in a Heavy Sea 1898
Director of Photography
Military Exercise - Aldershot 1898
Director
The Boulevard of Scheveningen 1898
Director
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii 1898
as Self, Director of Photography, Director
Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing 1898
Director
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot 1898
Director
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats 1898
Director
The Bridge of Sighs, Venice 1898
Director
The Tarantella, an Italian Dance 1898
Director
Maidenhead Junction 1898
Director
A Blast at the Solvay Quarries 1898
Director
Dutch Fishing Boats 1898
Director
Mills from the Zaanstreek 1898
Director
Funeral Procession of the Misericordia 1898
Director
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed 1898
Director
Venice, harbour scene with gondolas 1898
Director
Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice 1898
Director of Photography, Director
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore 1898
Director of Photography
Pelicans at the Zoo 1898
Director of Photography
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway 1898
Director
The Grand Canal, Venice 1898
Director, Director of Photography
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square 1898
as Man on left of picture, Director
Place de la Concorde 1897
Director
Crissie Sheridan 1897
Director
Fatima 1897
Director
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris 1897
Director
Has He Hit Me? 1897
Director
Les Parisiennes 1897
Director
Bath Scene 1897
Director
French Military School Exercise 1897
Director
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun 1897
Director
Firing the Maxim Gun 1897
Director
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies 1897
Director
Changing Guard (Berlin) 1897
Director
Home Life of a Hungarian Family 1897
Director
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House 1897
Director of Photography
Sound Money Parade 1896
Director
American Falls from Luna Island 1896
Director
American Falls from Goat Island 1896
Director
Rip Meeting the Dwarf 1896
Director
Rip's Toast to Hudson 1896
Director
Rip Passing Over the Mountain 1896
Director
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf 1896
Director
Awakening of Rip 1896
Director
Rip's Toast 1896
Director
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep 1896
Director
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow 1896
Director
Sandow 1896
Director
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle 1896
Director, Executive Producer, Director of Photography
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle 1896
Director
View on Boulevard, New York City 1896
Director
- McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio 1896
Director of Photography
Rip Van Winkle 1896
Director
Hard Wash 1896
Director
Little Egypt 1896
Producer
Dancing Darkies 1896
Director
A Watermelon Feast 1896
Director
Annabelle in Flag Dance 1896
Director
New Blacksmith Shop 1895
Director
- New Bar Room
New Bar Room 1895
Director
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 1895
Director
Danse serpentine (Annabelle) 1895
Director
Billy Edwards and the Unknown 1895
Director, Producer
James Grundy, Buck and Wing 1895
Director
A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby 1895
Director
Indian War Council 1894
Director
- Dance
Dance 1894
Director
Fire Rescue Scene 1894
Director
Band Drill 1894
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph 1894
Director
Imperial Japanese Dance 1894
Director
Annie Oakley 1894
Director
Chinese Opium Den 1894
Director
Bucking Broncho 1894
Director
Lasso Thrower 1894
Director
Mexican Knife Duel 1894
Director
Hadj Cheriff 1894
Director
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) 1894
Director
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight 1894
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance 1894
Director
Buffalo Dance 1894
Director
Boxing Match 1894
Director
Rats and Weasel 1894
Director
- Rats and Terrier No. 3
Rats and Terrier No. 3 1894
Director
- Rats and Terrier No. 2
Rats and Terrier No. 2 1894
Director
Dickson Experimental Sound Film 1894
as Self, Director, Musician, Producer
Caicedo (with Pole) 1894
Producer, Director
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) 1894
Director, Producer
Buffalo Bill 1894
Director
Leonard-Cushing Fight 1894
Director
Sandow: The Strong Man 1894
Producer, Director
- The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” 1894
Director
Rat Killing 1894
Director
A Bar Room Scene 1894
Director
Trained Bears 1894
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene 1894
Director
Wrestling Match 1894
Director
- Highland Dance
Highland Dance 1894
Director
Carmencita 1894
Director, Producer
Athlete with Wand 1894
Producer, Director
Cock Fight, No. 2 1894
Producer, Director
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze 1894
Producer, Director
- Mlle. Capitaine
Mlle. Capitaine 1894
Director, Producer
Japanese Dancers 1894
Producer
Fred Ott Holding a Bird 1894
Director
- Ruth Dennis
Ruth Dennis 1894
Director
Glenroy Bros., No. 2 1894
Director, Producer
Annabelle Sun Dance 1894
Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist 1894
Director
- The Cock Fight
The Cock Fight 1894
Director
The Barber Shop 1894
Producer, Director
Annabelle Butterfly Dance 1894
Producer, Director
Blacksmith Scene 1893
Director, Producer
Horse Shoeing 1893
as Self, Director
Wrestling 1892
Director
Man on Parallel Bars 1892
Director
Fencing 1892
Producer, Director
A Hand Shake 1892
Actor, Producer, Director
Dickson Greeting 1891
as Self, Director, Producer
- Newark athlete. [No. 2]
Newark athlete. [No. 2] 1891
Director
Newark Athlete 1891
Producer, Director
Men Boxing 1891
Producer, Director
Duncan Smoking 1891
Director
- Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop 1891
Director
- Monkey and Another, Boxing
Monkey and Another, Boxing 1891
Director
- Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud 1891
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 3 1890
Director, Producer
Monkeyshines, No. 2 1890
Director, Producer
Monkeyshines, No. 1 1890
Director, Producer
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