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J. Stuart Blackton
Directing
Born: January 5, 1875
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For

The Burglar on the Roof
as Burglar

The Enchanted Drawing
as Chalk-Talk Artist

A Vitagraph Romance
as J. Stuart Blackton

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
as Cartoonist

The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His Airship
as Happy Hooligan

The Automobile Thieves

Happy Hooligan Interferes
as Happy Hooligan
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Happy Hooligan
as Happy Hooligan

Lightning Sketches
as Cartoonist
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Hooligan in Jail
as Happy Hooligan