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William K.L. 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.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1860-08-03

Place of Birth

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

Cast

Crew

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

18914.9 / 10

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

18946.1 / 10

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

18923.5 / 10

Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing

18932.7 / 10

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

18993.3 / 10

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

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

18984.0 / 10

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

18983.3 / 10

Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1

18904.9 / 10

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

18914.9 / 10

Monkeyshines, No. 2

Monkeyshines, No. 2

18904.4 / 10

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Monkeyshines, No. 3

18903.1 / 10

Blacksmithing Scene

Blacksmithing Scene

18935.5 / 10

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

18944.8 / 10

Carmencita

Carmencita

18945.2 / 10

Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete

18914.4 / 10

Caicedo (with Pole)

Caicedo (with Pole)

18946.0 / 10

Men Boxing

Men Boxing

18914.1 / 10

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

18923.5 / 10

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

18945.4 / 10

The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop

18944.9 / 10

Fencing

Fencing

18923.4 / 10

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

18944.9 / 10

Athlete with Wand

Athlete with Wand

18943.8 / 10

Cock Fight, No. 2

Cock Fight, No. 2

18943.5 / 10

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

18984.0 / 10

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

18946.1 / 10

Amann, the Great Impersonator

Amann, the Great Impersonator

18990.0 / 10

Sandow

Sandow

18965.1 / 10

The Cock Fight

The Cock Fight

18943.8 / 10

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

18944.8 / 10

Buffalo Dance

Buffalo Dance

18944.6 / 10

Sioux Ghost Dance

Sioux Ghost Dance

18944.5 / 10

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

18945.9 / 10

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)

20206.2 / 10

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

18964.3 / 10

Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

18964.2 / 10

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

18964.4 / 10

Rip's Toast

Rip's Toast

18964.2 / 10

Annabelle in Flag Dance

Annabelle in Flag Dance

18961.0 / 10

Hard Wash

Hard Wash

18961.0 / 10

Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

18970.0 / 10

American Falls from Goat Island

American Falls from Goat Island

18960.0 / 10

American Falls from Luna Island

American Falls from Luna Island

18960.0 / 10

Military Exercise - Aldershot

Military Exercise - Aldershot

18980.0 / 10

Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa

Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa

18980.0 / 10

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

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

18980.0 / 10

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 Brigade

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 Brigade

18980.0 / 10

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

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

18980.0 / 10

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

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

18980.0 / 10

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

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

18980.0 / 10

Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1

Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1

18980.0 / 10

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

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

18980.0 / 10

The Boxing Cats

The Boxing Cats

18945.8 / 10

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

18944.9 / 10

Chinese Laundry Scene

Chinese Laundry Scene

18945.0 / 10

Imperial Japanese Dance

Imperial Japanese Dance

18944.3 / 10

Bucking Broncho

Bucking Broncho

18944.2 / 10

Leonard-Cushing Fight

Leonard-Cushing Fight

18945.1 / 10

Band Drill

Band Drill

18943.4 / 10

Hadj Cheriff

Hadj Cheriff

18944.3 / 10

Crissie Sheridan

Crissie Sheridan

18974.6 / 10

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

18953.6 / 10

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

18945.0 / 10

Fire Rescue Scene

Fire Rescue Scene

18945.1 / 10

King John

King John

18994.9 / 10

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

18944.5 / 10

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

18951.4 / 10

Serpentine Dances by Annabelle

Serpentine Dances by Annabelle

18965.3 / 10

Rats and Terrier No. 2

Rats and Terrier No. 2

18941.0 / 10

Rats and Terrier No. 3

Rats and Terrier No. 3

18941.0 / 10

Rats and Weasel

Rats and Weasel

18941.0 / 10

Awakening of Rip

Awakening of Rip

18964.2 / 10

The Grand Canal, Venice

The Grand Canal, Venice

18983.7 / 10

Dancing Darkies

Dancing Darkies

18964.8 / 10

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby

18952.5 / 10

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

18941.7 / 10

Bath Scene

Bath Scene

18974.3 / 10

The Boulevard of Scheveningen

The Boulevard of Scheveningen

18984.3 / 10

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”

18944.0 / 10

Annabelle Sun Dance

Annabelle Sun Dance

18944.2 / 10

Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing

18932.7 / 10

Man on Parallel Bars

Man on Parallel Bars

18922.6 / 10

Trained Bears

Trained Bears

18941.5 / 10

Wrestling

Wrestling

18922.9 / 10

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud

18912.7 / 10

Monkey and Another, Boxing

Monkey and Another, Boxing

18913.3 / 10

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop

18912.0 / 10

Duncan Smoking

Duncan Smoking

18912.8 / 10

Chinese Opium Den

Chinese Opium Den

18943.1 / 10

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

18944.7 / 10

Dance

Dance

18943.0 / 10

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto

18982.0 / 10

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

18964.1 / 10

Duel to the Death

Duel to the Death

18982.3 / 10

Duel to the Death

Duel to the Death

18987.0 / 10

View on Boulevard, New York City

View on Boulevard, New York City

18964.0 / 10

Little Egypt

Little Egypt

18962.3 / 10

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII

18985.0 / 10

New Blacksmith Shop

New Blacksmith Shop

18953.7 / 10

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

18986.0 / 10

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

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

18980.0 / 10

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

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

18990.0 / 10

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag

19005.0 / 10

A Tug in a Heavy Sea

A Tug in a Heavy Sea

18980.0 / 10

A Watermelon Feast

A Watermelon Feast

18963.5 / 10

Tambourine Dance by Annabelle

Tambourine Dance by Annabelle

18960.0 / 10

A Bar Room Scene

A Bar Room Scene

18941.0 / 10

Ruth Dennis

Ruth Dennis

18942.0 / 10

Boxing Match

Boxing Match

18942.0 / 10

Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1

Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1

18980.0 / 10

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

18940.0 / 10

Japanese Dancers

Japanese Dancers

18944.0 / 10

Brook Trout Fishing

Brook Trout Fishing

19004.5 / 10

Fatima

Fatima

TBA0.0 / 10

Sound Money Parade

Sound Money Parade

18960.0 / 10

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club

18985.0 / 10

Highland Dance

Highland Dance

18941.2 / 10

Indian War Council

Indian War Council

18941.8 / 10

Mexican Knife Duel

Mexican Knife Duel

18941.3 / 10

Rat Killing

Rat Killing

18941.3 / 10

Lasso Thrower

Lasso Thrower

18941.3 / 10

Unsuccessful Somersault

Unsuccessful Somersault

18942.4 / 10

Wrestling Match

Wrestling Match

18942.0 / 10

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

18964.2 / 10

Rip Passing Over the Mountain

Rip Passing Over the Mountain

18964.3 / 10

Rip's Toast to Hudson

Rip's Toast to Hudson

18964.4 / 10

Rip Meeting the Dwarf

Rip Meeting the Dwarf

18964.3 / 10

Me and My Two Friends

Me and My Two Friends

18985.5 / 10

He and She

He and She

18981.0 / 10

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

18972.5 / 10

Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere

Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere

18990.0 / 10

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

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

18984.0 / 10

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

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

18984.8 / 10

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

18990.0 / 10

Pelicans at the Zoo

Pelicans at the Zoo

18981.0 / 10

Tapping a Blast Furnace

Tapping a Blast Furnace

18994.0 / 10

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore

18986.3 / 10

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

18980.0 / 10

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

18990.0 / 10

The Lane on Sunday Morning

The Lane on Sunday Morning

18990.0 / 10

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

18998.0 / 10

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

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

18983.0 / 10

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

18990.0 / 10

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

19004.5 / 10

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

19005.0 / 10

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

18983.3 / 10

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

18987.0 / 10

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

19007.4 / 10

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

18990.0 / 10

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

19014.3 / 10

Has He Hit Me?

Has He Hit Me?

18971.5 / 10

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

18951.5 / 10

Butterfly Dances

Butterfly Dances

20070.0 / 10

Les Parisiennes

Les Parisiennes

18973.8 / 10

Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde

18976.0 / 10

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

18982.0 / 10

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

18986.0 / 10

Tram Journey through Southampton

Tram Journey through Southampton

19006.5 / 10

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

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

18983.5 / 10

Four Warships in Rough Seas

Four Warships in Rough Seas

19007.5 / 10

Flower Parade in Haarlem

Flower Parade in Haarlem

18996.0 / 10

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

18974.5 / 10

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia

18984.5 / 10

Fun on a Sand Hill

Fun on a Sand Hill

18998.0 / 10

Warships at Sunset

Warships at Sunset

19006.3 / 10

Man Overboard!

Man Overboard!

18996.0 / 10

In a German Bath

In a German Bath

18996.0 / 10

In the Friedrichstrasse

In the Friedrichstrasse

18996.0 / 10

Mills from the Zaanstreek

Mills from the Zaanstreek

18987.0 / 10

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

19004.5 / 10

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

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

18986.0 / 10

Changing Guard (Berlin)

Changing Guard (Berlin)

18976.0 / 10

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

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

19016.0 / 10

Dutch Fishing Boats

Dutch Fishing Boats

18984.0 / 10

Dutch Fishing Fleet

Dutch Fishing Fleet

19006.0 / 10

From Monte Carlo to Monaco

From Monte Carlo to Monaco

18997.0 / 10

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries

18984.0 / 10

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

18994.0 / 10

Upside Down Boxers

Upside Down Boxers

18996.3 / 10

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies

18974.0 / 10

Away Aloft

Away Aloft

18994.0 / 10

Firing the Maxim Gun

Firing the Maxim Gun

18975.0 / 10

Maidenhead Junction

Maidenhead Junction

18986.0 / 10

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

18975.5 / 10

London Fire Brigade, Alarm

London Fire Brigade, Alarm

18998.0 / 10

French Military School Exercise

French Military School Exercise

18976.0 / 10

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

18984.0 / 10

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

18994.0 / 10

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

18984.0 / 10

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

18986.3 / 10

Annabelle Serpentine Dance

Annabelle Serpentine Dance

18955.9 / 10

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

18981.0 / 10

English Nell

English Nell

19000.0 / 10

An Obstinate Cork

An Obstinate Cork

19024.0 / 10

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

19025.0 / 10

Annabelle Dances and Dances

Annabelle Dances and Dances

19974.0 / 10

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

19005.0 / 10

Ten Pickaninnies

Ten Pickaninnies

19082.0 / 10

The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

18991.0 / 10

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