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William K.L. Dickson

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Born: August 3, 1860 in Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

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 Kine...

Filmography7 TITLES
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film1894
Dickson Greeting
4.9
Dickson Greeting1891
A Hand Shake
3.5
A Hand Shake1892
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
3.3
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii1898
Horse Shoeing
2.8
Horse Shoeing1893
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General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
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General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton1899
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square1898