
Directing1875-01-05 - 1941-08-13Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UKMale
J. Stuart Blackton
Also known as James Stuart Blackton
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.










