J. Stuart Blackton

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.

Known For

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
A Vitagraph Romance
A Vitagraph Romance
The Enchanted Drawing
The Enchanted Drawing
The Burglar on the Roof
The Burglar on the Roof
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Hooligan Assists the Magician
Lightning Sketches
Lightning Sketches
Happy Hooligan Interferes
Happy Hooligan Interferes

Filmography

1912 A Vitagraph Romance
as J. Stuart Blackton
1907 Lightning Sketches
as Cartoonist
1906 The Automobile Thieves
as
1906 Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
as Cartoonist
1903 Hooligan in Jail
as Happy Hooligan
1903 Happy Hooligan Interferes
as Happy Hooligan
1902 The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
as Happy Hooligan
1900 The Enchanted Drawing
as Chalk-Talk Artist
1900 Hooligan Assists the Magician
as Happy Hooligan
1900 Happy Hooligan
as Happy Hooligan
1898 The Burglar on the Roof
as Burglar
1896 Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist
as