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William K.L. Dickson
Personal Info
- Name:
William K.L. Dickson
- Birthday:
1860-08-03
- Place of Birth: Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
- Gender:
Male
- Know For:
Directing
- Popularity: 1.944
- Also Known As
William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson
W.K-L. Dickson
William Dickson
W.K.L. Dickson
WKL Dickson
William K.L. Dickson
Biography
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.
Top Movie Cast
Dickson Greetingtrue- Himself
1891-05-20
4.9
Dickson Experimental Sound Filmtrue- Self
1894-08-31
6.2
A Hand Shaketrue
1892-01-01
3.5
Horse Shoeingtrue- Himself
1893-01-01
2.7
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southamptontrue- Himself
1899-11-22
3.3
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Squaretrue- Man on left of picture
1898-01-01
4.0
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeiitrue- Himself
1898-01-02
3.0
Top Movie Crew
Monkeyshines, No. 1true
Directing
1890-11-21
4.9
Dickson Greetingtrue
Directing
1891-05-20
4.9
Monkeyshines, No. 2true
Directing
1890-11-21
4.4
Monkeyshines, No. 3true
Directing
1890-11-21
3.1
Blacksmithing Scenetrue
Directing
1893-05-08
5.5
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneezetrue
Production
1894-01-09
4.8
Carmencitatrue
Directing
1894-03-14
5.2
Monkeyshines, No. 1true
Production
1890-11-21
4.9
Newark Athletetrue
Production
1891-05-01
4.4
Dickson Greetingtrue
Production
1891-05-20
4.9
Caicedo (with Pole)true
Production
1894-07-25
6.0
Men Boxingtrue
Production
1891-04-30
4.1
A Hand Shaketrue
Production
1892-01-01
3.5
Annabelle Butterfly Dancetrue
Production
1894-01-01
5.4
Monkeyshines, No. 2true
Production
1890-11-21
4.4
The Barber Shoptrue
Production
1894-01-01
4.9
Fencingtrue
Production
1892-01-01
3.4
Blacksmithing Scenetrue
Production
1893-05-08
5.5
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscopetrue
Production
1894-05-18
4.9
Athlete with Wandtrue
Production
1894-02-01
3.8
Cock Fight, No. 2true
Production
1894-01-15
3.5
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriagetrue
Directing
1898-09-25
4.0
Dickson Experimental Sound Filmtrue
Directing
1894-08-31
6.2
Newark Athletetrue
Directing
1891-05-01
4.4
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneezetrue
Directing
1894-01-09
4.8
Fencingtrue
Directing
1892-01-01
3.4
Annabelle Butterfly Dancetrue
Directing
1894-01-01
5.4
Amann, the Great Impersonatortrue
Directing
1899-01-01
0.0
Sandowtrue
Directing
1896-09-30
5.1
The Barber Shoptrue
Directing
1894-01-01
4.9
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)true
Directing
1894-10-05
4.9
Buffalo Dancetrue
Directing
1894-09-23
4.6
Sioux Ghost Dancetrue
Directing
1894-09-23
4.5
Annie Oakleytrue
Directing
1894-11-01
5.9
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)true
Directing
2020-08-31
6.2
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollowtrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.3
Rip Van Winkletrue
Directing
1896-08-01
4.2
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleeptrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.3
Rip's Toasttrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.2
Annabelle in Flag Dancetrue
Directing
1896-01-01
1.0
Hard Washtrue
Directing
1896-06-01
1.0
American Falls from Goat Islandtrue
Directing
1896-10-02
0.0
American Falls from Luna Islandtrue
Directing
1896-10-02
0.0
Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villatrue
Directing
1898-06-01
0.0
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)true
Directing
1898-09-06
0.0
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)true
Directing
1898-09-06
0.0
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)true
Directing
1898-09-06
0.0
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)true
Directing
1898-09-06
0.0
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)true
Directing
1898-09-06
0.0
The Boxing Catstrue
Directing
1894-07-16
5.9
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetographtrue
Directing
1894-11-17
4.9
Chinese Laundry Scenetrue
Directing
1894-04-30
5.0
Imperial Japanese Dancetrue
Directing
1894-11-05
4.3
Bucking Bronchotrue
Directing
1894-10-16
4.2
Band Drilltrue
Directing
1894-11-28
3.4
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscopetrue
Directing
1894-05-18
4.9
Billy Edwards and the Unknowntrue
Directing
1895-01-30
3.6
Luis Martinetti, Contortionisttrue
Directing
1894-01-01
5.0
Dickson Experimental Sound Filmtrue
Sound
1894-08-31
6.2
Dickson Experimental Sound Filmtrue
Production
1894-08-31
6.2
Athlete with Wandtrue
Directing
1894-02-01
3.8
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fighttrue
Directing
1894-10-02
4.5
Serpentine Dances by Annabelletrue
Directing
1896-09-17
5.3
Awakening of Riptrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.2
The Grand Canal, Venicetrue
Directing
1898-01-01
3.7
Buffalo Billtrue
Directing
1894-06-17
1.7
Bath Scenetrue
Directing
1897-01-28
4.3
The Boulevard of Scheveningentrue
Directing
1898-01-28
4.3
Cock Fight, No. 2true
Directing
1894-01-15
3.5
Men Boxingtrue
Directing
1891-04-30
4.1
Annabelle Sun Dancetrue
Directing
1894-01-01
4.2
Caicedo (with Pole)true
Directing
1894-07-25
6.0
Horse Shoeingtrue
Directing
1893-01-01
2.7
Man on Parallel Barstrue
Directing
1892-01-01
2.6
Trained Bearstrue
Directing
1894-05-01
1.5
Wrestlingtrue
Directing
1892-01-01
2.9
Chinese Opium Dentrue
Directing
1894-10-16
3.1
Glenroy Bros., No. 2true
Directing
1894-01-01
4.7
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvietotrue
Directing
1898-10-26
2.0
Duel to the Deathtrue
Directing
1898-10-30
2.3
Duel to the Deathtrue
Directing
1898-08-05
7.0
View on Boulevard, New York Citytrue
Directing
1896-09-01
4.0
Little Egypttrue
Production
1896-03-01
2.3
New Blacksmith Shoptrue
Directing
1895-11-20
3.7
Capuchin Monks in Vatican Citytrue
Directing
1898-05-01
6.0
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railwaytrue
Directing
1898-01-01
0.0
Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flagtrue
Camera
1900-01-01
0.0
A Hand Shaketrue
Directing
1892-01-01
3.5
A Watermelon Feasttrue
Directing
1896-01-01
3.5
A Bar Room Scenetrue
Directing
1894-05-01
1.0
Japanese Dancerstrue
Production
1894-01-01
4.0
Brook Trout Fishingtrue
Directing
1900-06-01
5.0
Sound Money Paradetrue
Directing
1896-11-02
0.0
Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Clubtrue
Directing
1898-04-01
5.0
Rat Killingtrue
Directing
1894-05-01
1.3
Unsuccessful Somersaulttrue
Directing
1894-03-01
2.4
Wrestling Matchtrue
Directing
1894-04-01
2.0
Exit of Rip and the Dwarftrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.2
Rip Passing Over the Mountaintrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.3
Rip Meeting the Dwarftrue
Directing
1896-09-30
4.3
Carmencitatrue
Production
1894-03-14
5.2
Me and My Two Friendstrue
Camera
1898-04-01
5.5
He and Shetrue
Directing
1898-08-01
1.0
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence Housetrue
Camera
1897-01-01
2.5
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Squaretrue
Directing
1898-01-01
4.0
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104true
Directing
1898-12-01
4.8
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Racetrue
Camera
1899-04-01
0.0
Pelicans at the Zootrue
Camera
1898-01-01
1.0
Tapping a Blast Furnacetrue
Camera
1899-01-01
4.0
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashoretrue
Camera
1898-01-01
4.5
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathousetrue
Camera
1898-04-01
0.0
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899true
Camera
1899-01-01
0.0
The Lane on Sunday Morningtrue
Camera
1899-01-01
0.0
Launch of the 'Oceanic'true
Camera
1899-01-01
8.0
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapeltrue
Directing
1898-12-01
3.0
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camptrue
Camera
1899-01-01
0.0
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela Rivertrue
Camera
1900-02-01
4.3
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmithtrue
Camera
1900-01-01
0.0
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeiitrue
Camera
1898-01-02
3.0
Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venicetrue
Camera
1898-01-01
7.0
The Grand Canal, Venicetrue
Camera
1898-01-01
3.7
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmithtrue
Camera
1900-01-01
8.2
Naval Guns Firing at Colensotrue
Camera
1899-12-15
0.0
Billy Edwards and the Unknowntrue
Production
1895-01-30
3.6
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tramtrue
Camera
1901-06-03
4.0
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tramtrue
Directing
1901-06-03
4.0
The Boxing Catstrue
Production
1894-07-16
5.9
Glenroy Bros., No. 2true
Production
1894-01-01
4.7
Has He Hit Me?true
Directing
1897-09-07
1.5
James Grundy, Buck and Wingtrue
Directing
1895-01-24
1.5
Les Parisiennestrue
Directing
1897-03-04
3.8
Place de la Concordetrue
Directing
1897-12-01
6.0
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)true
Directing
1898-09-06
2.0
Venice, harbour scene with gondolastrue
Directing
1898-01-01
6.0
Tram Journey through Southamptontrue
Directing
1900-01-01
6.5
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speedtrue
Directing
1898-01-01
3.5
Four Warships in Rough Seastrue
Directing
1900-01-01
7.5
Flower Parade in Haarlemtrue
Directing
1899-06-04
6.0
Home Life of a Hungarian Familytrue
Directing
1897-01-01
4.5
Funeral Procession of the Misericordiatrue
Directing
1898-01-01
4.5
Fun on a Sand Hilltrue
Directing
1899-01-01
8.0
Warships at Sunsettrue
Directing
1900-01-01
6.3
Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venicetrue
Directing
1898-01-01
7.0
Man Overboard!true
Directing
1899-09-01
6.0
In a German Bathtrue
Directing
1899-01-01
6.0
In the Friedrichstrassetrue
Directing
1899-01-01
6.0
Mills from the Zaanstreektrue
Directing
1898-01-01
7.0
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Gunstrue
Directing
1900-01-01
4.0
From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southamptontrue
Directing
1898-11-05
6.0
Changing Guard (Berlin)true
Directing
1897-01-01
6.0
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.true
Directing
1901-01-01
6.5
Dutch Fishing Boatstrue
Directing
1898-01-01
4.0
Dutch Fishing Fleettrue
Directing
1900-01-01
6.0
From Monte Carlo to Monacotrue
Directing
1899-01-01
7.0
A Blast at the Solvay Quarriestrue
Directing
1898-01-01
4.0
Panoramic View of Windsor Castletrue
Directing
1899-01-01
4.0
Upside Down Boxerstrue
Directing
1899-01-01
7.0
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsiestrue
Directing
1897-01-01
4.0
Away Alofttrue
Directing
1899-01-01
4.0
Firing the Maxim Guntrue
Directing
1897-01-01
5.0
Maidenhead Junctiontrue
Directing
1898-01-01
6.0
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Guntrue
Directing
1897-01-01
5.5
London Fire Brigade, Alarmtrue
Directing
1899-01-01
8.0
French Military School Exercisetrue
Directing
1897-01-01
6.0
The Tarantella, an Italian Dancetrue
Directing
1898-01-01
4.0
Catching the Ferry in Amsterdamtrue
Directing
1899-01-01
4.0
The Bridge of Sighs, Venicetrue
Directing
1898-01-01
4.0
Tapping a Blast Furnacetrue
Directing
1899-01-01
4.0
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boatstrue
Directing
1898-01-01
7.0
Annabelle Serpentine Dancetrue
Directing
1895-04-01
5.9
Launch of the 'Oceanic'true
Directing
1899-01-01
8.0
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershottrue
Directing
1898-01-01
1.0
A Collection of Silent Films, Given Soundtrue
Directing
2025-12-28
0.0
