William K.L. Dickson
Known for DirectingBorn 1860-08-03 — died 1935-09-28Chateau 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.
Known for
Horse Shoeing
1893 · as Self
Dickson Greeting
1891 · as Self
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1894 · as Self
A Hand Shake
1892
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
1899 · as Self
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
1898 · as Man on left of picture
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
1898 · as Self