William K.L. Dickson
Directing·August 3, 1860·† September 28, 1935 — 75 years old·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.
Known For
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894·6.1
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
1895·5.9
Blacksmithing Scene
1893·5.6
Monkeyshines, No. 1
1890·5.0
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894·4.8
Newark Athlete
1891·4.5
Carmencita
1894·5.2
Sandow
1896·5.3
Dickson Greeting
1891·5.0
The Boxing Cats
1894·5.9
Annie Oakley
1894·5.9
Monkeyshines, No. 2
1890·4.6
Filmography · 194
2007Butterfly DancesDirector1997Annabelle Dances and DancesDirector1908Ten PickaninniesDirector1907Mr. Hurry-upDirector1902Nabbed by the NipperDirector1902Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best BicycleDirector1902An Obstinate CorkDirector1901Panorama of Ealing from a Moving TramDirector of Photography · Director1901Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.Director1900English NellDirector · Editor · Producer1900Brook Trout FishingDirector1900Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela RiverDirector of Photography1900Bloemfontein: Unfurling the FlagDirector of Photography1900Gordon Highlanders in LadysmithDirector of Photography1900Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into LadysmithDirector of Photography1900Tram Journey through SouthamptonDirector1900Four Warships in Rough SeasDirector1900Warships at SunsetDirector1900Battleship Odin Firing All Her GunsDirector1900Dutch Fishing FleetDirector1899Naval Guns Firing at ColensoDirector of Photography1899Repairing the Broken Bridge at FrereDirector of Photography1899General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at SouthamptonSelf1899King JohnDirector1899Man Overboard!Director1899Flower Parade in HaarlemDirector1899The Landing of Savage South Africa at SouthamptonDirector1899Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceDirector of Photography1899Amann, the Great ImpersonatorDirector1899Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899Director of Photography1899Tapping a Blast FurnaceDirector of Photography · Director1899Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899Director of Photography1899The Lane on Sunday MorningDirector of Photography1899Launch of the 'Oceanic'Director of Photography · Director1899Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere CampDirector of Photography1899Fun on a Sand HillDirector1899In a German BathDirector1899In the FriedrichstrasseDirector1899From Monte Carlo to MonacoDirector1899Panoramic View of Windsor CastleDirector1899Upside Down BoxersDirector1899Away AloftDirector1899London Fire Brigade, AlarmDirector1899Catching the Ferry in AmsterdamDirector1898Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104Director1898Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine ChapelDirector1898From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from SouthamptonDirector1898Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1Director1898Corpus Christi Procession, OrvietoDirector1898Pope Leo XIII in His CarriageDirector1898The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director1898The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director1898Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director1898The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director1898Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)Director1898Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)Director1898Duel to the DeathDirector1898He and SheDirector1898His Holiness Pope Leo XIIIDirector1898Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer VillaDirector1898The 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 BrigadeDirector1898Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1Director1898Capuchin Monks in Vatican CityDirector1898A Tug in a Heavy SeaDirector of Photography1898Water Polo - Worthing Swimming ClubDirector1898Me and My Two FriendsDirector of Photography1898Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the BoathouseDirector of Photography1898Military Exercise - AldershotDirector1898The Boulevard of ScheveningenDirector1898Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of PompeiiSelf · Director of Photography · Director1898Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's SquareMan on left of picture · Director1898The Grand Canal, VeniceDirector · Director of Photography1898Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. RailwayDirector1898Pelicans at the ZooDirector of Photography1898Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming AshoreDirector of Photography1898Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at VeniceDirector of Photography · Director1898Venice, harbour scene with gondolasDirector1898Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full SpeedDirector1898Funeral Procession of the MisericordiaDirector1898Mills from the ZaanstreekDirector1898Dutch Fishing BoatsDirector1898A Blast at the Solvay QuarriesDirector1898Maidenhead JunctionDirector1898The Tarantella, an Italian DanceDirector1898The Bridge of Sighs, VeniceDirector1898Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing BoatsDirector1898Charge of the Carabineers, AldershotDirector1898Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing BlessingDirector1897Place de la ConcordeDirector1897Crissie SheridanDirector1897FatimaDirector1897Charge of the French Cuirassiers – ParisDirector1897Has He Hit Me?Director1897Les ParisiennesDirector1897Bath SceneDirector1897Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence HouseDirector of Photography1897Home Life of a Hungarian FamilyDirector1897Changing Guard (Berlin)Director1897A Camp of Zingaree GypsiesDirector1897Firing the Maxim GunDirector1897Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing GunDirector1897French Military School ExerciseDirector1896Sound Money ParadeDirector1896American Falls from Goat IslandDirector1896American Falls from Luna IslandDirector1896SandowDirector1896Rip Leaving Sleepy HollowDirector1896Rip's Twenty Years' SleepDirector1896Rip's ToastDirector1896Awakening of RipDirector1896Exit of Rip and the DwarfDirector1896Rip Passing Over the MountainDirector1896Rip's Toast to HudsonDirector1896Rip Meeting the DwarfDirector1896Serpentine Dance by AnnabelleDirector · Executive Producer · Director of Photography1896McKinley at Home, Canton, OhioDirector of Photography1896View on Boulevard, New York CityDirector1896Tambourine Dance by AnnabelleDirector1896Rip Van WinkleDirector1896Hard WashDirector1896Little EgyptProducer1896Dancing DarkiesDirector1896Annabelle in Flag DanceDirector1896A Watermelon FeastDirector1895New Blacksmith ShopDirector1895Robetta and Doretto, No. 1Director1895Danse serpentine (Annabelle)Director1895Billy Edwards and the UnknownDirector · Producer1895James Grundy, Buck and WingDirector1895A West Indian Woman Bathing a BabyDirector1894Fire Rescue SceneDirector1894DanceDirector1894Indian War CouncilDirector1894Band DrillDirector1894Corbett and Courtney Before the KinetographDirector1894Imperial Japanese DanceDirector1894Annie OakleyDirector1894Bucking BronchoDirector1894Chinese Opium DenDirector1894Mexican Knife DuelDirector1894Lasso ThrowerDirector1894Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)Director1894Hadj CheriffDirector1894The Hornbacker-Murphy FightDirector1894Buffalo DanceDirector1894Sioux Ghost DanceDirector1894Rats and Terrier No. 2Director1894Rats and Terrier No. 3Director1894Rats and WeaselDirector1894Boxing MatchDirector1894Dickson Experimental Sound FilmSelf · Director · Musician · Producer1894Caicedo (with Pole)Producer · Director1894The Boxing CatsDirector · Producer1894Buffalo BillDirector1894Leonard-Cushing FightDirector1894Sandow: The Strong ManProducer · Director1894The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”Director1894Trained BearsDirector1894A Bar Room SceneDirector1894Rat KillingDirector1894Chinese Laundry SceneDirector1894Highland DanceDirector1894Wrestling MatchDirector1894CarmencitaDirector · Producer1894Athlete with WandProducer · Director1894Cock Fight, No. 2Producer · Director1894Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeProducer · Director1894Annabelle Butterfly DanceProducer · Director1894The Barber ShopProducer · Director1894The Cock FightDirector1894Luis Martinetti, ContortionistDirector1894Annabelle Sun DanceDirector1894Glenroy Bros., No. 2Director · Producer1894Ruth DennisDirector1894Fred Ott Holding a BirdDirector1894Japanese DancersProducer1894Mlle. CapitaineDirector · Producer1893Blacksmithing SceneDirector · Producer1893Horse ShoeingSelf · Director1892A Hand ShakeProducer · Director1892FencingProducer · Director1892Man on Parallel BarsDirector1892WrestlingDirector1891Dickson GreetingSelf · Director · Producer1891Newark AthleteProducer · Director1891Newark athlete. [No. 2]Director1891Men BoxingProducer · Director1891Duncan or Devonald with Muslin CloudDirector1891Monkey and Another, BoxingDirector1891Duncan and Another, Blacksmith ShopDirector1891Duncan SmokingDirector1890Monkeyshines, No. 1Director · Producer1890Monkeyshines, No. 2Director · Producer1890Monkeyshines, No. 3Director · Producer