James Stuart Blackton | |
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![]() Blackton in 1912 | |
Born | James Stuart Blacktin January 5, 1875 Sheffield, England |
Died | August 13, 1941 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Known for | Vitagraph Studios |
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Children | 4, including Marian Constance Blackton |
Relatives | Cornell Woolrich (son-in-law) |
James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation, is considered a father of American animation, and was the first to bring many classic plays and books to the screen. Blackton was also the commodore of the Motorboat Club of America[1] and the Atlantic Yacht Club.[2]
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