About
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
Blacksmith SceneMovie • 1893
King JohnMovie • 1899
Rip Van WinkleMovie • 1896
The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)Movie • 1894
Dickson Experimental Sound FilmMovie • 1894
Annie OakleyMovie • 1894
CarmencitaMovie • 1894
The Barber ShopMovie • 1894
Band DrillMovie • 1894
Corbett and Courtney Before the KinetographMovie • 1894
The Hornbacker-Murphy FightMovie • 1894
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeMovie • 1894
Rip Meeting the DwarfMovie • 1896Rip's Twenty Years' SleepMovie • 1896
Rip Leaving Sleepy HollowMovie • 1896
Dickson GreetingMovie • 1891
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)Movie • 1894
Sandow: The Strong ManMovie • 1894
Men BoxingMovie • 1891
Serpentine Dance by AnnabelleMovie • 1896
Monkeyshines, No. 1Movie • 1890
Glenroy Bros., No. 2Movie • 1894
Caicedo (with Pole)Movie • 1894
Annabelle Butterfly DanceMovie • 1894