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William Heise

Director • Born 1847

William Heise

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About

William Heise was an American film cinematographer and director, active in the 1890s. Along with William K.L. Dickson, Heise was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the nascent days of cinema. Together, both men worked on many of the early shorts produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and were credited for more than 175 short silent films, capturing numerous scenes of everyday life as well as different aspects of performance and sport.

Known for

Blacksmith Scene posterBlacksmith SceneMovie • 1893The Kiss posterThe KissMovie • 1896The Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's) posterThe Boxing Cats (Prof. Welton's)Movie • 1894The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots posterThe Execution of Mary, Queen of ScotsMovie • 1895Dickson Experimental Sound Film posterDickson Experimental Sound FilmMovie • 1894Annie Oakley posterAnnie OakleyMovie • 1894Carmencita posterCarmencitaMovie • 1894Interrupted Lovers posterInterrupted LoversMovie • 1896The Barber Shop posterThe Barber ShopMovie • 1894Band Drill posterBand DrillMovie • 1894Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph posterCorbett and Courtney Before the KinetographMovie • 1894The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight posterThe Hornbacker-Murphy FightMovie • 1894Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze posterEdison Kinetoscopic Record of a SneezeMovie • 1894Dickson Greeting posterDickson GreetingMovie • 1891Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) posterGlenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)Movie • 1894Sandow: The Strong Man posterSandow: The Strong ManMovie • 1894Men Boxing posterMen BoxingMovie • 1891Monkeyshines, No. 1 posterMonkeyshines, No. 1Movie • 1890Glenroy Bros., No. 2 posterGlenroy Bros., No. 2Movie • 1894Caicedo (with Pole) posterCaicedo (with Pole)Movie • 1894Annabelle Butterfly Dance posterAnnabelle Butterfly DanceMovie • 1894Buffalo Dance posterBuffalo DanceMovie • 1894Cock Fight, No. 2 posterCock Fight, No. 2Movie • 1894Danse serpentine (Annabelle) posterDanse serpentine (Annabelle)Movie • 1895