William K.L. Dickson
Directing| Birthday | Aug 3, 1860 (75 years old) |
| Deathday | Sep 28, 1935 |
| Place of birth | Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France |
| Gender | Male |
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.
Known for
Self
Aug 31, 1894
Himself
May 20, 1891
3.5
Jan 1, 1892
Himself
Jan 1, 1893
Himself
Nov 22, 1899
Man on left of picture
Jan 1, 1898
Himself
Jan 2, 1898
Self
Aug 31, 1894
Himself
May 20, 1891
3.5
Jan 1, 1892
Himself
Jan 1, 1893
Himself
Nov 22, 1899
Man on left of picture
Jan 1, 1898
Acting
Participated in 189 movies, 0 TV series
