William K.L. Dickson
Birthday
1860/08/03
Day of death
1935/09/28 (75 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
Also know as
William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, W.K-L. Dickson, William Dickson, W.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.
Acting
(1891) Dickson Greeting
as Himself
(1894) Dickson Experimental Sound Film
as Self
(1892) A Hand Shake
as ---
(1893) Horse Shoeing
as Himself
(1899) General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
as Himself
(1898) Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
as Man on left of picture
(1898) Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
as Himself