William K.L. Dickson
Known for: Directing
Born: August 2, 1860 in Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France - Died: September 27, 1935
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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Dickson Greeting
Himself
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Self
A Hand Shake
Horse Shoeing
Himself
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
Himself
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
Man on left of picture
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Himself
Monkeyshines, No. 1
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Monkeyshines, No. 2
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Monkeyshines, No. 3
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Blacksmithing Scene
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
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Carmencita
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Men Boxing
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Newark Athlete
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Fencing
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The Barber Shop
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Athlete with Wand
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Sandow: The Strong Man
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Caicedo (with Pole)
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Annabelle Butterfly Dance
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Cock Fight, No. 2
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Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage
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Amann, the Great Impersonator
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