Walter R. Booth
Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 0.268 |
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Place of Birth | Worcester, England, UK |
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2018
Secrets of British Animation
6/1
BBC Four’s new documentary takes us on a journey through more than a century of animation. It examines the creative and technical inventiveness of som...
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Secrets of British Animation
1906
The Hand of the Artist
4.9/4
Animated film featuring the hand of Walter R. Booth drawing a coster and his donah who come to life and dance. The hand then crumples up the paper and...
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