William K.L. Dickson
Filmography

William K.L. Dickson

DirectorBorn Aug 3, 1860Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France171 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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Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley
1894 · 6.0
Director
King John
King John
1899 · 4.9
Director
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)
1894 · 5.9
Director, Producer
Blacksmith Scene
Blacksmith Scene
1893 · 5.6
Director, Producer
Band Drill
Band Drill
1894 · 3.8
Director
Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill
1894 · 3.7
Director
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)
1898
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894 · 4.8
Director
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway
1898 · 6.8
Director
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
1896 · 4.2
Director