J. Stuart Blackton

    J. Stuart Blackton

    Directing

    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.

    Born: 1/5/1875
    Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

    Filmography