William K.L. Dickson
Born
August 3, 1860
Died
September 28, 1935 (75 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Chateau 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
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
Himself
3.3
1899
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
Himself
3.3
1898
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
Man on left of picture
4.0
1898
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Self
6.1
1894
Horse Shoeing
Himself
2.7
1893
A Hand Shake
3.5
1892
Dickson Greeting
Himself
4.9
1891