William K.L. Dickson

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Born: 1860-08-03

Died: 1935-09-28

From: Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

William Kennedy-Laurie DicksonW.K-L. DicksonWilliam DicksonW.K.L. Dickson WKL Dickson

Biography

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

Acting7 titles

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

1891Documentary

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

1898Documentary

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

1898Documentary

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton

1899Documentary

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

1892Documentary

Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing

1893Documentary

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Fatima

Fatima

Fun on a Sand Hill

Fun on a Sand Hill

Four Warships in Rough Seas

Four Warships in Rough Seas

1900Documentary

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

1899Documentary

Sound Money Parade

Sound Money Parade

1896Documentary

Man Overboard!

Man Overboard!

In a German Bath

In a German Bath

1899Documentary

In the Friedrichstrasse

In the Friedrichstrasse

1899Documentary

Changing Guard (Berlin)

Changing Guard (Berlin)

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

1898Documentary

London Fire Brigade, Alarm

London Fire Brigade, Alarm

Duel to the Death

Duel to the Death

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

1898Documentary

Mills from the Zaanstreek

Mills from the Zaanstreek

1898Documentary

From Monte Carlo to Monaco

From Monte Carlo to Monaco

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies

Away Aloft

Away Aloft

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

Amann, the Great Impersonator

Amann, the Great Impersonator

1899Documentary

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club

1898Documentary

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

Tram Journey through Southampton

Tram Journey through Southampton

1900Documentary

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

1901Documentary

Dutch Fishing Boats

Dutch Fishing Boats

Tapping a Blast Furnace

Tapping a Blast Furnace

1899Documentary

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle

Warships at Sunset

Warships at Sunset

1900Documentary

Upside Down Boxers

Upside Down Boxers

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Caicedo (with Pole)

Caicedo (with Pole)

1894Documentary

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

Fred Ott Holding a Bird

1894Documentary

Flower Parade in Haarlem

Flower Parade in Haarlem

1899Documentary

From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton

From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton

Dutch Fishing Fleet

Dutch Fishing Fleet

1900Documentary

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

1899Documentary

Maidenhead Junction

Maidenhead Junction

1898Documentary

French Military School Exercise

French Military School Exercise

Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley

1894Documentary

The Boxing Cats

The Boxing Cats

1894Documentary

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

Danse serpentine (Annabelle)

1895Documentary

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

1898Documentary

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

Home Life of a Hungarian Family

1897Documentary

Blacksmithing Scene

Blacksmithing Scene

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

1898Documentary

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

1894Documentary

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

1896Documentary

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto

1898Documentary

The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

The Landing of Savage South Africa at Southampton

1899Documentary

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

1898Documentary

Sandow

Sandow

1896Documentary

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

1894Documentary

Fire Rescue Scene

Fire Rescue Scene

Bath Scene

Bath Scene

1897Documentary

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing

1898Documentary

Carmencita

Carmencita

1894Documentary

Chinese Laundry Scene

Chinese Laundry Scene

Sandow: The Strong Man

Sandow: The Strong Man

1894Documentary

Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1

1890Documentary

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

1891Documentary

The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

A Bar Room Scene

A Bar Room Scene

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

1898Documentary

Firing the Maxim Gun

Firing the Maxim Gun

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

1898Documentary

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

1894Documentary

King John

King John

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

1894Documentary

Buffalo Dance

Buffalo Dance

1894Documentary

Sioux Ghost Dance

Sioux Ghost Dance

1894Documentary

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

1894Documentary

Les Parisiennes

Les Parisiennes

An Obstinate Cork

An Obstinate Cork

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

Monkeyshines, No. 2

Monkeyshines, No. 2

1890Documentary

Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete

1891Documentary

Imperial Japanese Dance

Imperial Japanese Dance

Annabelle Sun Dance

Annabelle Sun Dance

1894Documentary

He and She

He and She

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

1900Documentary

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

Bucking Broncho

Bucking Broncho

1894Documentary

Rip Passing Over the Mountain

Rip Passing Over the Mountain

Rip Meeting the Dwarf

Rip Meeting the Dwarf

Rip's Toast

Rip's Toast

The Boulevard of Scheveningen

The Boulevard of Scheveningen

1898Documentary

Men Boxing

Men Boxing

1891Documentary

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

1901Documentary

Ten Pickaninnies

Ten Pickaninnies

Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

Awakening of Rip

Awakening of Rip

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

1895Documentary

Athlete with Wand

Athlete with Wand

1894Documentary

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

1898Documentary

Band Drill

Band Drill

1894Documentary

Cock Fight, No. 2

Cock Fight, No. 2

1894Documentary

Duncan Smoking

Duncan Smoking

New Blacksmith Shop

New Blacksmith Shop

1895Documentary

The Grand Canal, Venice

The Grand Canal, Venice

1898Documentary

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Fencing

Fencing

1892Documentary

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

1892Documentary

Wrestling Match

Wrestling Match

Wrestling

Wrestling

A Watermelon Feast

A Watermelon Feast

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

Trained Bears

Trained Bears

1894Documentary

Man on Parallel Bars

Man on Parallel Bars

Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing

1893Documentary

Chinese Opium Den

Chinese Opium Den

Rat Killing

Rat Killing

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

1898Documentary

Indian War Council

Indian War Council

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

James Grundy, Buck and Wing

1895Documentary

Annabelle in Flag Dance

Annabelle in Flag Dance

Hard Wash

Hard Wash

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

1898Documentary

American Falls from Goat Island

American Falls from Goat Island

American Falls from Luna Island

American Falls from Luna Island

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898Documentary

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898Documentary

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898Documentary

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina)

1898Documentary

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)

1898Documentary

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Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Caicedo (with Pole)

Caicedo (with Pole)

1894Documentary

The Boxing Cats

The Boxing Cats

1894Documentary

Blacksmithing Scene

Blacksmithing Scene

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance

1894Documentary

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

1896Documentary

Sandow: The Strong Man

Sandow: The Strong Man

1894Documentary

Carmencita

Carmencita

1894Documentary

Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1

1890Documentary

Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting

1891Documentary

The Barber Shop

The Barber Shop

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

Glenroy Bros., No. 2

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

1894Documentary

Monkeyshines, No. 2

Monkeyshines, No. 2

1890Documentary

Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete

1891Documentary

Men Boxing

Men Boxing

1891Documentary

Athlete with Wand

Athlete with Wand

1894Documentary

Japanese Dancers

Japanese Dancers

1894Documentary

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Billy Edwards and the Unknown

1895Documentary

Cock Fight, No. 2

Cock Fight, No. 2

1894Documentary

A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake

1892Documentary

Fencing

Fencing

1892Documentary

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Monkeyshines, No. 3

Little Egypt

Little Egypt

1896Documentary

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Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

1898Documentary

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

Launch of the 'Oceanic'

1899Documentary

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

1900Documentary

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

1900Documentary

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

1899Documentary

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore

1898Documentary

The Lane on Sunday Morning

The Lane on Sunday Morning

1899Documentary

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

1899Documentary

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

1898Documentary

Me and My Two Friends

Me and My Two Friends

1898Documentary

Tapping a Blast Furnace

Tapping a Blast Furnace

1899Documentary

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag

1900Documentary

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

1900Documentary

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

Serpentine Dance by Annabelle

1896Documentary

Pelicans at the Zoo

Pelicans at the Zoo

1898Documentary

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

1898Documentary

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

1901Documentary

The Grand Canal, Venice

The Grand Canal, Venice

1898Documentary

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

1897Documentary

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

1899Documentary

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

1899Documentary

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Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film