J. Stuart Blackton

Personal Info

Birthday

January 5, 1875

Day of Death

1941-08-13

(66 years old)

Place of Birth

Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

Also Known As

James Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

Biography

James Stuart Blackton was a pioneer Anglo-American filmmaker and can be credited with the first feature-length American production. He founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897 and was among the first filmmakers to use stop-motion and drawn animation.

Known For

A Vitagraph Romance

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

The Enchanted Drawing

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship

Hooligan Assists the Magician

Happy Hooligan Interferes

Lightning Sketches

Happy Hooligan

Filmography

1912
A Vitagraph Romance
as J. Stuart Blackton
1907
Lightning Sketches
as Cartoonist
1906
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
as Cartoonist
1903
Hooligan in Jail
as Happy Hooligan
Happy Hooligan Interferes
as Happy Hooligan
1902
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
as Happy Hooligan
1900
The Enchanted Drawing
as Chalk-Talk Artist
Hooligan Assists the Magician
as Happy Hooligan
Happy Hooligan
as Happy Hooligan
1898
The Burglar on the Roof
as Burglar