![William K.L. Dickson](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/3gGlP15MqNKGrbDjlZQLqMpedcF.jpg)
William K.L. Dickson
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 | Directing |
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Most Rating | 5.318 |
Birthday | 1860-08-03 |
Place of Birth | Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France |
Also Known As | William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, W.K-L. Dickson, William Dickson, W.K.L. Dickson , WKL Dickson , |
![Dickson Greeting](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/as6wboEEpqJXFzGNXT0poGR7BM3.jpg)
1891
![Dickson Greeting](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/as6wboEEpqJXFzGNXT0poGR7BM3.jpg)
Dickson Greeting
4.844/61
William K.L. Dickson brings his hat from his one hand to the other and moves his head slightly, as a small nod toward the audience. This was the first...
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Dickson Greeting
![Dickson Experimental Sound Film](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/29GejylcrVahrRziYn3B1CLUs9y.jpg)
1894
![Dickson Experimental Sound Film](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/29GejylcrVahrRziYn3B1CLUs9y.jpg)
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
6.266/96
William K.L. Dickson plays the violin while two men dance. This is the oldest surviving sound film where sound is recorded on the phonograph.
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film
![A Hand Shake](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pyI9EqQYsO9slQXupu5ZcOuWPCy.jpg)
1892
![A Hand Shake](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/pyI9EqQYsO9slQXupu5ZcOuWPCy.jpg)
A Hand Shake
3.5/33
William K.L. Dickson and William Heise shake hands in this early experimental film.
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A Hand Shake
![Horse Shoeing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4uhV7MGOPOEYgCTCLmmGzW6roTM.jpg)
1893
![Horse Shoeing](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4uhV7MGOPOEYgCTCLmmGzW6roTM.jpg)
Horse Shoeing
2.7/13
One of the pictures to be seen in the machine, for example, was that of a blacksmith shop in which two men were working, one shoeing a horse, the othe...
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Horse Shoeing
![General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wgqzvk0PX1LeUTZpC9QI33pE4dY.jpg)
1899
![General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/wgqzvk0PX1LeUTZpC9QI33pE4dY.jpg)
General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
3.333/3
Watched by crowds, Sir Redvers Buller, Lady Buller, the Mayor of Southampton and others walk along the gangway leading to the ship towards the camera....
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General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton
![Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zNt7s6SXn2MlBUlf8DK5jQj1tVR.jpg)
1898
![Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/zNt7s6SXn2MlBUlf8DK5jQj1tVR.jpg)
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
4/3
A British Mutoscope & Biograph production.
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Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square
![Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8DW0E2q0hBxCed8tsmGKYWuWRUu.jpg)
1898
![Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/8DW0E2q0hBxCed8tsmGKYWuWRUu.jpg)
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii
3/2
A folk dance staged in the ruins of Pompeii. With the Arch of Tiberius in the near distance and Arch of Caligula in far distance. A troop of soldiers,...
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