William K.L. Dickson
1860-08-03 (1860)Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, FranceDirecting
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.
Known For
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
MOVIE • 1894
Horse Shoeing
MOVIE • 1893
Dickson Greeting
MOVIE • 1891
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
MOVIE • 1899
A Hand Shake
MOVIE • 1892
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
MOVIE • 1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
MOVIE • 1898