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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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)
1894 · 4.9
Director
Blacksmithing Scene
Blacksmithing Scene
1893 · 5.6
Director, Producer
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle
Serpentine Dance by Annabelle
1896 · 5.5
Director, Executive Producer
Away Aloft
Away Aloft
1899 · 7.0
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
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)
1898
Director
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
Billy Edwards and the Unknown
1895 · 3.9
Director, Producer
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
King John
King John
1899 · 4.9
Director
Maidenhead Junction
Maidenhead Junction
1898 · 6.0
Director