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J. Stuart Blackton
American film producer (1875–1941)
James Stuart Blackton (January 5, 1875 – August 13, 1941) was a British-American film producer and director of the silent era.
It melds an elaborate family romance with a story of national trauma and national reconciliation; it employs a visual vocabulary consisting of wide panoramic.
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[1] and the Atlantic Yacht Club.[2]
Biography
James Stuart Blackton was born on January 5, 1875, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, to Henry Blacktin and Jessie Stuart.
Henry Blacktin emigrated with his family to the United States in 1885 and changed the family name to Blackton.[2]
He worked as a reporter and illustrator for the New York Evening World, and performed regularly on stage with conjuror Albert Smith.[3