Skip to content
J. Stuart Blackton

Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB

EntityQ724276· pop 29· linked from 219 articles

J. Stuart Blackton

Sign in to save

Also known as Stuart Blackton, J.S Blackton, John Stuart Blackton

American film producer (1875–1941)

Person · Open Library

Born
1875
Works
1

Top works

  • The battle cry of peace

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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

  • A Vitagraph Romance — J. Stuart Blackton1912
  • Lightning Sketches — Cartoonist1907
  • Humorous Phases of Funny Faces — Cartoonist1906
  • The Automobile Thieves1906
  • And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's Dream1906
  • Happy Hooligan Interferes — Happy Hooligan1903
  • Hooligan in Jail — Happy Hooligan1903
  • The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship — Happy Hooligan1902
  • The Enchanted Drawing — Chalk-Talk Artist1900
  • Hooligan Assists the Magician — Happy Hooligan1900

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
4
Total plays
4

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/J.+Stuart+Blackton">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · J. Stuart Blackton

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Sheffield
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
painter
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Notable work
Vitagraph Studios
Image
JStuartBlackton1912.jpg
Show 14 more facts
Commons category
James Stuart Blackton
date of birth
1875-01-05
date of death
1941-08-13
manner of death
accidental death
Commons gallery
James Stuart Blackton
birth name
James Stuart Blackton
different from
James Stuart
writing language
English language
name in native language
James Stuart Blackton
start of work period
1896-00-00
end of work period
1933-00-00
Commons Creator page
James Stuart Blackton
Sources (8)

via Wikidata · CC0