William K.L. Dickson
Filmography

William K.L. Dickson

DirectorBorn Aug 3, 1860Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France151 titles

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.

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Away Aloft
Away Aloft
1899 · 7.0
Director
Maidenhead Junction
Maidenhead Junction
1898 · 6.0
Director
Bath Scene
Bath Scene
1897 · 5.2
Director
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene
1893 · 5.6
Director, Producer
Les Parisiennes
Les Parisiennes
1897 · 4.8
Director
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
1894 · 6.0
Director
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
1898
Director
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
1898
Director
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
Danse serpentine (Annabelle)
1895 · 6.0
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894 · 4.8
Director