William K.L. Dickson

Known for

Directing

Born

Aug 3, 1860

Died

Sep 28, 1935

From

Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

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 Experimental Sound Film

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Dickson Greeting

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A Hand Shake

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Horse Shoeing

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General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

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Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

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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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Newark Athlete

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Caicedo (with Pole)

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Men Boxing

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Annabelle Butterfly Dance

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The Barber Shop

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