Directing
J. Stuart Blackton
Born 1875-01-05 · Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK · Died 1941-08-13
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

Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics

The Enchanted Drawing

The Beloved Brute

As You Like It

Kidnapped in New York

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The American

The Glorious Adventure

Passers-By

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces

The Passionate Quest

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

Richard III

Tearing down the spanish Flag

The Bride of Lammermoor

Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist

The Happy Warrior

A Midsummer Night's Dream

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Haunted Hotel

The Gilded Highway

Firemen Rescuing Men and Women

Life's Greatest Problem

The Congress of Nations

Hell-Bent for Heaven

Oliver Twist

Jeffries-Johnson World's Championship Boxing Contest, Held at Reno, Nevada, July 4, 1910

The Battle Cry of Peace

The Life and Death of King Richard III

The Life of Moses

The Fighting Trail