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J. Stuart Blackton

Directing
66 years oldSheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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.

Personal Details

Born
January 5, 1875 - August 13, 1941 (age 66)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

James Stuart Blackton

Movies (50)

The Film Parade

The Film Parade

Director (Directing)

1933

The American

The American

Director (Directing)

1927

The Passionate Quest

The Passionate Quest

Director (Directing)

1926

Hell-Bent for Heaven

Hell-Bent for Heaven

Director (Directing)

1926

The Gilded Highway

The Gilded Highway

Director (Directing)

1926

Bride of the Storm

Bride of the Storm

Director (Directing)

1926

The Happy Warrior

The Happy Warrior

Director (Directing)

1925

Tides of Passion

Tides of Passion

Director (Directing)

1925

The Redeeming Sin

The Redeeming Sin

Director (Directing)

1925

The Beloved Brute

The Beloved Brute

Director (Directing)

1924

The Clean Heart

The Clean Heart

Director (Directing)

1924

Between Friends

Between Friends

Director (Directing)

1924

Let Not Man Put Asunder

Let Not Man Put Asunder

Director (Directing)

1924

On the Banks of the Wabash

On the Banks of the Wabash

Director (Directing)

1923

The Virgin Queen

The Virgin Queen

Director (Directing)

1923

A Gipsy Cavalier

A Gipsy Cavalier

Director (Directing)

1922

The Glorious Adventure
4.0

The Glorious Adventure

Editor (Editing)

1922

The Forbidden Valley

The Forbidden Valley

Director (Directing)

1920

The House of the Tolling Bell

The House of the Tolling Bell

Director (Directing)

1920

Passers-By

Passers-By

Director (Directing)

1920

The Blood Barrier

The Blood Barrier

Director (Directing)

1920

Respectable by Proxy

Respectable by Proxy

Director (Directing)

1920

Dawn

Dawn

Director (Directing)

1919

The Moonshine Trail

The Moonshine Trail

Director (Directing)

1919

A House Divided

A House Divided

Director (Directing)

1919

The Common Cause

The Common Cause

Director (Directing)

1919

Life's Greatest Problem

Life's Greatest Problem

Director (Directing)

1918

The Diary of a Puppy

The Diary of a Puppy

Director (Directing)

1917

The Judgment House

The Judgment House

Director (Directing)

1917

The Fighting Trail

The Fighting Trail

Story (Writing)

1917

Transgression

Transgression

Story (Writing)

1917

The Message of the Mouse

The Message of the Mouse

Director (Directing)

1917

The Fairy Godfather

The Fairy Godfather

Director (Directing)

1917

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

Womanhood, the Glory of the Nation

Story (Writing)

1917

A Spring Idyll

A Spring Idyll

Director (Directing)

1917

The Collie Market

The Collie Market

Director (Directing)

1917

The Heights of Hazard

The Heights of Hazard

Presenter (Crew)

1915

Kidnapped in New York
5.0

Kidnapped in New York

Director (Directing)

1915

Playing Dead

Playing Dead

Supervising Producer (Production)

1915

The Battle Cry of Peace

The Battle Cry of Peace

Director (Directing)

1915

The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners

Writer (Writing)

1914

The Spirit of Christmas

The Spirit of Christmas

Supervisor of Production Resources (Crew)

1913

The Life and Death of King Richard III
4.7

The Life and Death of King Richard III

Producer (Production)

1912

As You Like It
1.0

As You Like It

Director (Directing)

1912

A Vitagraph Romance
4.8

A Vitagraph Romance

as J. Stuart Blackton

1912

Her Grandchild

Her Grandchild

Producer (Production)

1912

Cardinal Wolsey

Cardinal Wolsey

Director (Directing)

1912

Lady Godiva
5.0

Lady Godiva

Director (Directing)

1911

The Death of King Edward III

The Death of King Edward III

Director (Directing)

1911

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Director (Directing)

1911