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James Williamson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1946
- Works
- 6
Top works
- The Architect
- Kahn at Penn
- The Ravine
- The Architect
- Central Gardens handbook
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Film & TV
Kirkaldy, Scotland, UK
James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established…
Known for
- Our New Errand Boy — grocer1905
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James Robert Williamson (born 29 October 1949 in Castroville, Texas) is an American guitarist, songwriter, record producer and electronics engineer who is best known for his contribution to the protopunk rock band The Stooges. Williamson began playing guitar in the 7th grade, while his family were living in Lawton, Oklahoma: 'One summer while visiting Texas, I wound up getting a guitar because I thought it was cool. My sister was bringing home Elvis records and so I thought, "I gotta have a gui
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Williamson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Place of birth
- Kirkcaldy
- Place of death
- London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film direction
- Image
- James.williamson.1900.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1855-11-08
- date of death
- 1933-08-18
- Commons category
- James Williamson (film pioneer)
- related category
- Category:Films directed by James Williamson (film pioneer)
- has works in the collection
- Museum of Modern Art
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