J. Stuart Blackton

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gptkbp:instanceOf screenwriter
producer
film director
gptkbp:activeYears 1897
1941
gptkbp:associatedWith Vitagraph Studios
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Honorary_Academy_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1875-01-05
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Sheffield,_England
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution mentoring young filmmakers
advancing the art of film production
creating the first animated cartoon
developing early animation techniques
establishing film as an art form.
influencing future generations of animators
innovating film narrative techniques
pioneering the use of stop-motion
popularizing animated shorts
founding_Vitagraph_Studios
gptkbp:deathDate 1941-07-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label J. Stuart Blackton
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/J._Stuart_Blackton.jpg/220px-J._Stuart_Blackton.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Tex_Avery
gptkb:Chuck_Jones
gptkb:Walt_Disney
gptkb:Max_Fleischer
gptkbp:knownFor live-action films
early silent films
stop-motion animation
film editing techniques
special effects in film
pioneering work in animation
gptkbp:nationality American
British
gptkbp:notableWork The Battle of the Somme
The Haunted Hotel
The Enchanted Drawing
gptkbp:occupation film producer
animator
film editor
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Blackton
gptkbp:website nan