J. Stuart Blackton
Date of Birth:
Jan 05, 1875
Place of Birth:
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Date of Birth:
Jan 05, 1875
Place of Birth:
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.