William K.L. Dickson
Directing
Male
Born: August 3, 1860
Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France
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.
Also Known As
- William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson
- W.K-L. Dickson
- William Dickson
- W.K.L. Dickson
- WKL Dickson
Known For
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
August 31, 1894
Dickson Greeting
May 20, 1891
A Hand Shake
January 01, 1892
Horse Shoeing
January 01, 1893
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
November 22, 1899
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
January 01, 1898
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
January 02, 1898