William K.L. Dickson

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting

Born1860-08-03

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

William K.L. Dickson

Directing

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.

Notable Works

Prominent titles featuring William K.L. Dickson

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

6.1

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

1894

Blacksmithing Scene

5.6

Blacksmithing Scene

1893

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

5.9

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

1895

Monkeyshines, No. 1

5.1

Monkeyshines, No. 1

1890

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

4.8

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

1894

Newark Athlete

4.6

1891

Carmencita

5.2

1894

Sandow

5.2

1896

Filmography

Acting (7)

1899

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southamptonas Self

4.5

1898

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeiias Self

5.0

1898

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Squareas Man on left of picture

5.0

1894

Dickson Experimental Sound Filmas Self

6.1

1893

Horse Shoeingas Self

3.0

1892

3.6

1891

Dickson Greetingas Self

5.0

Production & Directing (226)

2007

Butterfly DancesDirector

5.0

1997

Annabelle Dances and DancesDirector

4.0

1908

Ten PickaninniesDirector

4.3

1907

Mr. Hurry-upDirector

5.8

1902

Nabbed by the NipperDirector

10.0

1902

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best BicycleDirector

6.5

1902

An Obstinate CorkDirector

4.8

1901

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving TramDirector

4.3

1901

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving TramDirector of Photography

4.3

1901

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.Director

6.5

1900

English NellDirector

1900

English NellEditor

1900

English NellProducer

1900

Brook Trout FishingDirector

5.3

1900

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela RiverDirector of Photography

5.6

1900

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the FlagDirector of Photography

6.0

1900

Gordon Highlanders in LadysmithDirector of Photography

7.5

1900

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into LadysmithDirector of Photography

7.7

1900

Warships at SunsetDirector

6.3

1900

Four Warships in Rough SeasDirector

8.3

1900

Tram Journey through SouthamptonDirector

6.5

1900

Dutch Fishing FleetDirector

6.0

1900

Battleship Odin Firing All Her GunsDirector

4.5

1899

Naval Guns Firing at ColensoDirector of Photography

1899

Repairing the Broken Bridge at FrereDirector of Photography

8.0

1899

King JohnDirector

4.9

1899

Man Overboard!Director

8.0

1899

Flower Parade in HaarlemDirector

6.0

1899

The Landing of Savage South Africa at SouthamptonDirector

5.5

1899

Oxford and Cambridge Boat RaceDirector of Photography

7.0

1899

Amann, the Great ImpersonatorDirector

6.5

1899

Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899Director of Photography

1899

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899Director of Photography

1899

Tapping a Blast FurnaceDirector of Photography

6.5

1899

Launch of the 'Oceanic'Director of Photography

8.3

1899

The Lane on Sunday MorningDirector of Photography

7.0

1899

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere CampDirector of Photography

7.0

1899

Fun on a Sand HillDirector

8.5

1899

In a German BathDirector

8.0

1899

From Monte Carlo to MonacoDirector

7.0

1899

Away AloftDirector

7.0

1899

In the FriedrichstrasseDirector

8.0

1899

London Fire Brigade, AlarmDirector

7.5

1899

Panoramic View of Windsor CastleDirector

6.0

1899

Upside Down BoxersDirector

6.3

1899

Catching the Ferry in AmsterdamDirector

4.0

1899

Tapping a Blast FurnaceDirector

6.5

1899

Launch of the 'Oceanic'Director

8.3

1898

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104Director

5.6

1898

Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine ChapelDirector

4.7

1898

From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from SouthamptonDirector

5.0

1898

Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1Director

9.0

1898

Corpus Christi Procession, OrvietoDirector

5.5

1898

Pope Leo XIII in His CarriageDirector

5.3

1898

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director

1898

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)Director

1898

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director

1898

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director

1898

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)Director

1898

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)Director

2.0

1898

Duel to the DeathDirector

7.0

1898

He and SheDirector

4.5

1898

His Holiness Pope Leo XIIIDirector

5.0

1898

Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer VillaDirector

9.0

1898

Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1Director

7.0

1898

The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire BrigadeDirector

1898

Capuchin Monks in Vatican CityDirector

6.0

1898

A Tug in a Heavy SeaDirector of Photography

8.0

1898

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming ClubDirector

6.5

1898

Me and My Two FriendsDirector of Photography

6.7

1898

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the BoathouseDirector of Photography

9.0

1898

Military Exercise - AldershotDirector

1898

The Boulevard of ScheveningenDirector

4.3

1898

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of PompeiiDirector of Photography

5.0

1898

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of PompeiiDirector

5.0

1898

The Grand Canal, VeniceDirector

3.7

1898

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. RailwayDirector

7.5

1898

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

5.0

1898

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming AshoreDirector of Photography

7.0

1898

Pelicans at the ZooDirector of Photography

5.0

1898

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at VeniceDirector of Photography

7.0

1898

The Grand Canal, VeniceDirector of Photography

3.7

1898

Venice, harbour scene with gondolasDirector

6.5

1898

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full SpeedDirector

5.7

1898

Funeral Procession of the MisericordiaDirector

4.5

1898

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at VeniceDirector

7.0

1898

Dutch Fishing BoatsDirector

6.5

1898

Mills from the ZaanstreekDirector

7.0

1898

Maidenhead JunctionDirector

6.0

1898

A Blast at the Solvay QuarriesDirector

6.0

1898

The Tarantella, an Italian DanceDirector

7.0

1898

The Bridge of Sighs, VeniceDirector

4.0

1898

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing BoatsDirector

6.3

1898

Charge of the Carabineers, AldershotDirector

1.0

1898

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing BlessingDirector

5.3

1897

Place de la ConcordeDirector

6.9

1897

Crissie SheridanDirector

4.8

1897

FatimaDirector

9.0

1897

Charge of the French Cuirassiers – ParisDirector

1897

Has He Hit Me?Director

4.0

1897

Les ParisiennesDirector

4.8

1897

Bath SceneDirector

5.3

1897

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence HouseDirector of Photography

2.5

1897

Home Life of a Hungarian FamilyDirector

5.7

1897

Changing Guard (Berlin)Director

8.0

1897

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing GunDirector

6.7

1897

Firing the Maxim GunDirector

5.0

1897

French Military School ExerciseDirector

6.0

1897

A Camp of Zingaree GypsiesDirector

7.0

1896

Sound Money ParadeDirector

8.0

1896

American Falls from Luna IslandDirector

1896

American Falls from Goat IslandDirector

1896

SandowDirector

5.2

1896

Rip Leaving Sleepy HollowDirector

4.4

1896

Rip's ToastDirector

4.3

1896

Rip's Twenty Years' SleepDirector

4.4

1896

Awakening of RipDirector

4.2

1896

Rip Passing Over the MountainDirector

4.4

1896

Rip's Toast to HudsonDirector

4.5

1896

Exit of Rip and the DwarfDirector

4.2

1896

Rip Meeting the DwarfDirector

4.4

1896

Serpentine Dance by AnnabelleDirector

5.5

1896

Serpentine Dance by AnnabelleExecutive Producer

5.5

1896

Serpentine Dance by AnnabelleDirector of Photography

5.5

1896

McKinley at Home, Canton, OhioDirector of Photography

4.5

1896

View on Boulevard, New York CityDirector

6.0

1896

Tambourine Dance by AnnabelleDirector

9.0

1896

Rip Van WinkleDirector

4.1

1896

Hard WashDirector

1.0

1896

Little EgyptProducer

3.5

1896

Dancing DarkiesDirector

4.8

1896

Annabelle in Flag DanceDirector

1.0

1896

A Watermelon FeastDirector

3.5

1895

New Blacksmith ShopDirector

3.8

1895

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1Director

2.3

1895

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)Director

5.9

1895

Billy Edwards and the UnknownDirector

3.9

1895

Billy Edwards and the UnknownProducer

3.9

1895

James Grundy, Buck and WingDirector

3.0

1895

A West Indian Woman Bathing a BabyDirector

2.0

1894

Fire Rescue SceneDirector

5.3

1894

DanceDirector

3.8

1894

Indian War CouncilDirector

1.6

1894

Band DrillDirector

3.8

1894

Corbett and Courtney Before the KinetographDirector

4.8

1894

Imperial Japanese DanceDirector

4.6

1894

Annie OakleyDirector

6.0

1894

Bucking BronchoDirector

4.5

1894

Chinese Opium DenDirector

2.8

1894

Mexican Knife DuelDirector

1.4

1894

Lasso ThrowerDirector

1.6

1894

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)Director

4.9

1894

Hadj CheriffDirector

4.6

1894

The Hornbacker-Murphy FightDirector

4.7

1894

Buffalo DanceDirector

4.8

1894

Sioux Ghost DanceDirector

4.9

1894

Rats and Terrier No. 2Director

1.0

1894

Rats and Terrier No. 3Director

1.3

1894

Rats and WeaselDirector

1.3

1894

Boxing MatchDirector

4.8

1894

Dickson Experimental Sound FilmDirector

6.1

1894

Dickson Experimental Sound FilmProducer

6.1

1894

Dickson Experimental Sound FilmMusician

6.1

1894

Caicedo (with Pole)Producer

6.0

1894

Caicedo (with Pole)Director

6.0

1894

The Boxing CatsDirector

5.9

1894

The Boxing CatsProducer

5.9

1894

Buffalo BillDirector

3.7

1894

Leonard-Cushing FightDirector

5.3

1894

Sandow: The Strong ManProducer

5.1

1894

Sandow: The Strong ManDirector

5.1

1894

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”Director

4.4

1894

Trained BearsDirector

2.8

1894

A Bar Room SceneDirector

4.3

1894

Rat KillingDirector

2.7

1894

Chinese Laundry SceneDirector

5.3

1894

Wrestling MatchDirector

3.2

1894

Highland DanceDirector

2.6

1894

CarmencitaDirector

5.2

1894

CarmencitaProducer

5.2

1894

Athlete with WandProducer

4.0

1894

Athlete with WandDirector

4.0

1894

Cock Fight, No. 2Producer

3.8

1894

Cock Fight, No. 2Director

3.8

1894

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeProducer

4.8

1894

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeDirector

4.8

1894

The Barber ShopProducer

5.1

1894

Annabelle Butterfly DanceProducer

5.5

1894

Annabelle Butterfly DanceDirector

5.5

1894

The Cock FightDirector

4.1

1894

The Barber ShopDirector

5.1

1894

Luis Martinetti, ContortionistDirector

5.3

1894

Annabelle Sun DanceDirector

4.8

1894

Glenroy Bros., No. 2Director

5.0

1894

Ruth DennisDirector

3.5

1894

Fred Ott Holding a BirdDirector

6.3

1894

Japanese DancersProducer

6.0

1894

Glenroy Bros., No. 2Producer

5.0

1894

Mlle. CapitaineDirector

2.0

1894

Mlle. CapitaineProducer

2.0

1893

Blacksmithing SceneDirector

5.6

1893

Blacksmithing SceneProducer

5.6

1893

Horse ShoeingDirector

3.0

1892

FencingProducer

3.6

1892

A Hand ShakeProducer

3.6

1892

FencingDirector

3.6

1892

Man on Parallel BarsDirector

3.1

1892

WrestlingDirector

3.4

1892

A Hand ShakeDirector

3.6

1891

Dickson GreetingDirector

5.0

1891

Dickson GreetingProducer

5.0

1891

Newark AthleteProducer

4.6

1891

Newark AthleteDirector

4.6

1891

Newark athlete. [No. 2]Director

3.5

1891

Men BoxingProducer

4.2

1891

Men BoxingDirector

4.2

1891

Monkey and Another, BoxingDirector

4.0

1891

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin CloudDirector

3.2

1891

Duncan SmokingDirector

4.1

1891

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith ShopDirector

3.6

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 1Director

5.1

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 2Director

4.7

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 3Director

3.4

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 1Producer

5.1

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 2Producer

4.7

1890

Monkeyshines, No. 3Producer

3.4