J. Stuart Blackton

Acting

Birth date

January 5, 1875

Birth place

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

Death date

August 13, 1941

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.

Filmography