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How Did J. Stuart Blackton Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 66Also known asJames Stuart BlacktonGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn05/01/1875Born inSheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UKDied13/08/1941 (aged 66)Died inHollywoodCausestruck by vehicleWikidataQ724276 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#1100017 ↗
James Stuart Blackton was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era. One of the pioneers of motion pictures, he founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897. He was one of the first filmmakers to use the techniques of stop-motion and drawn animation, is considered a father of American animation, and was the first to bring many classic plays and books to the screen. Blackton was also the commodore of the Motorboat Club of America and the Atlantic Yacht Club.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography14 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | A Vitagraph RomanceMovie | J. Stuart Blackton | 37 |
| 1907 | Lightning SketchesMovie | Cartoonist | 32 |
| 1906 | And the Villain Still Pursued Her; or, the Author's DreamMovie | — | 31 |
| 1906 | Humorous Phases of Funny FacesMovie | Cartoonist | 31 |
| 1906 | The Automobile ThievesMovie | — | 31 |
| 1903 | Happy Hooligan InterferesMovie | Happy Hooligan | 28 |
| 1903 | Hooligan in JailMovie | Happy Hooligan | 28 |
| 1902 | The Twentieth Century Tramp; or, Happy Hooligan and His AirshipMovie | Happy Hooligan | 27 |
| 1901 | Happy Hooligan April-FooledMovie | Happy Hooligan | 26 |
| 1900 | Hooligan Assists the MagicianMovie | Happy Hooligan | 25 |
| 1900 | Happy HooliganMovie | Happy Hooligan | 25 |
| 1900 | The Enchanted DrawingMovie | Chalk-Talk Artist | 25 |
| 1898 | The Burglar on the RoofMovie | Burglar | 23 |
| 1896 | Edison Drawn by 'World' ArtistMovie | — | 21 |