Director & Filmmaker47 Featured Works
January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941 (Aged 66)Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
J. Stuart Blackton
36 Directed Titles11 Acting Roles
Known for:Princess NicotineDawnA Midsummer Night's DreamWhom the Gods Destroy
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.
