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J. Stuart Blackton

J. Stuart Blackton

Known for: Directing

Born 05/01/1875
Died 1941-08-13
Place of birth Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK

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.

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