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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.

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Known For:Directing

Birthday:1860-08-03

Place of Birth:Chateau St. Buc, Minihic-sur-Ranse, France

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Also Known As:William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, W.K-L. Dickson, William Dickson, W.K.L. Dickson , WKL Dickson

William K.L. Dickson Movies

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

A Hand Shake (1892)

A Hand Shake (1892)

Horse Shoeing (1893)

Horse Shoeing (1893)

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton (1899)

General Buller Embarking on the 'Dunottar Castle' at Southampton (1899)

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)

Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

Carmencita (1894)

Carmencita (1894)

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

A Hand Shake (1892)

A Hand Shake (1892)

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Men Boxing (1891)

Men Boxing (1891)

Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

Newark Athlete (1891)

Newark Athlete (1891)

Fencing (1892)

The Barber Shop (1894)

The Barber Shop (1894)

Athlete with Wand (1894)

Athlete with Wand (1894)

Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)

Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

Blacksmithing Scene (1893)

Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage (1898)

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage (1898)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Newark Athlete (1891)

Newark Athlete (1891)

Fencing (1892)

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

Amann, the Great Impersonator (1899)

Amann, the Great Impersonator (1899)

Sandow (1896)

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)

The Cock Fight (1894)

The Cock Fight (1894)

The Barber Shop (1894)

The Barber Shop (1894)

Buffalo Dance (1894)

Buffalo Dance (1894)

Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)

Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) (2020)

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) (2020)

Annie Oakley (1894)

Annie Oakley (1894)

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)

Rip Van Winkle (1896)

Rip Van Winkle (1896)

Rip's Toast (1896)

Rip's Toast (1896)

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)

Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris (1897)

Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris (1897)

Hard Wash (1896)

Hard Wash (1896)

American Falls from Luna Island (1896)

American Falls from Luna Island (1896)

American Falls from Goat Island (1896)

American Falls from Goat Island (1896)

Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)

Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)

Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 (1898)

Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 (1898)

Military Exercise - Aldershot (1898)

Military Exercise - Aldershot (1898)

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade (1898)

The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade (1898)

Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa (1898)

Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa (1898)

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) (1898)

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) (1898)

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Ceremony (Coronation of Wilhelmina) (1898)

The Boxing Cats (1894)

The Boxing Cats (1894)

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)

Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)

Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)

Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)

Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)

Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)

Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)

Band Drill (1894)

Band Drill (1894)

Bucking Broncho (1894)

Bucking Broncho (1894)

Hadj Cheriff (1894)

Hadj Cheriff (1894)

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)

Crissie Sheridan (1897)

Crissie Sheridan (1897)

Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)

Fire Rescue Scene (1894)

Fire Rescue Scene (1894)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

King John (1899)

King John (1899)

Athlete with Wand (1894)

Athlete with Wand (1894)

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)

Serpentine Dances by Annabelle (1896)

Serpentine Dances by Annabelle (1896)

Rats and Terrier No. 2 (1894)

Rats and Terrier No. 2 (1894)

Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)

Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)

Rats and Weasel (1894)

Rats and Weasel (1894)

Awakening of Rip (1896)

Awakening of Rip (1896)

The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)

The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)

Dancing Darkies (1896)

Dancing Darkies (1896)

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby (1895)

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby (1895)

Buffalo Bill (1894)

Buffalo Bill (1894)

Bath Scene (1897)

Bath Scene (1897)

The Boulevard of Scheveningen (1898)

The Boulevard of Scheveningen (1898)

Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)

Men Boxing (1891)

Men Boxing (1891)

Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)

Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)

Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

Trained Bears (1894)

Trained Bears (1894)

Man on Parallel Bars (1892)

Man on Parallel Bars (1892)

Horse Shoeing (1893)

Horse Shoeing (1893)

Wrestling (1892)

Wrestling (1892)

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)

Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)

Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)

Duncan Smoking (1891)

Duncan Smoking (1891)

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

Chinese Opium Den (1894)

Chinese Opium Den (1894)

Dance (1894)

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto (1898)

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto (1898)

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)

Duel to the Death (1898)

Duel to the Death (1898)

Duel to the Death (1898)

Duel to the Death (1898)

View on Boulevard, New York City (1896)

View on Boulevard, New York City (1896)

Little Egypt (1896)

Little Egypt (1896)

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII (1898)

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII (1898)

New Blacksmith Shop (1895)

New Blacksmith Shop (1895)

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City (1898)

Capuchin Monks in Vatican City (1898)

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway (1898)

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway (1898)

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag (1900)

Bloemfontein: Unfurling the Flag (1900)

Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 (1899)

Panoramic View of Frere Camp Taken from the Front of an Armoured Train, November 29th, 1899 (1899)

A Tug in a Heavy Sea (1898)

A Tug in a Heavy Sea (1898)

A Hand Shake (1892)

A Hand Shake (1892)

A Watermelon Feast (1896)

A Watermelon Feast (1896)

Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)

Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)

A Bar Room Scene (1894)

A Bar Room Scene (1894)

Ruth Dennis (1894)

Ruth Dennis (1894)

Boxing Match (1894)

Boxing Match (1894)

Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 (1898)

Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 (1898)

Fred Ott Holding a Bird (1894)

Fred Ott Holding a Bird (1894)

Japanese Dancers (1894)

Japanese Dancers (1894)

Brook Trout Fishing (1900)

Brook Trout Fishing (1900)

Fatima (1970)

Sound Money Parade (1896)

Sound Money Parade (1896)

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club (1898)

Water Polo - Worthing Swimming Club (1898)

Indian War Council (1894)

Indian War Council (1894)

Wrestling Match (1894)

Wrestling Match (1894)

Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)

Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)

Rat Killing (1894)

Rat Killing (1894)

Mexican Knife Duel (1894)

Mexican Knife Duel (1894)

Highland Dance (1894)

Highland Dance (1894)

Lasso Thrower (1894)

Lasso Thrower (1894)

Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)

Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)

Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)

Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)

Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)

Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)

Carmencita (1894)

Carmencita (1894)

Me and My Two Friends (1898)

Me and My Two Friends (1898)

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House (1897)

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House (1897)

Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere (1899)

Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere (1899)

He and She (1898)

He and She (1898)

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 (1898)

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 (1898)

Pelicans at the Zoo (1898)

Pelicans at the Zoo (1898)

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (1899)

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (1899)

The Lane on Sunday Morning (1899)

The Lane on Sunday Morning (1899)

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore (1898)

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore (1898)

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse (1898)

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse (1898)

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 (1899)

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 (1899)

Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)

Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)

Tapping a Blast Furnace (1899)

Tapping a Blast Furnace (1899)

Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel (1898)

Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel (1898)

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp (1899)

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp (1899)

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River (1900)

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River (1900)

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith (1900)

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith (1900)

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso (1899)

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso (1899)

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith (1900)

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith (1900)

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice (1898)

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice (1898)

The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)

The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)

Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

The Boxing Cats (1894)

The Boxing Cats (1894)

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

Has He Hit Me? (1897)

Has He Hit Me? (1897)

James Grundy, Buck and Wing (1895)

James Grundy, Buck and Wing (1895)

Butterfly Dances (2007)

Butterfly Dances (2007)

Les Parisiennes (1897)

Les Parisiennes (1897)

Place de la Concorde (1897)

Place de la Concorde (1897)

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas (1898)

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas (1898)

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) (1898)

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) (1898)

Fun on a Sand Hill (1899)

Fun on a Sand Hill (1899)

Four Warships in Rough Seas (1900)

Four Warships in Rough Seas (1900)

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice (1898)

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice (1898)

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed (1898)

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed (1898)

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (1898)

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (1898)

Warships at Sunset (1900)

Warships at Sunset (1900)

Home Life of a Hungarian Family (1897)

Home Life of a Hungarian Family (1897)

Tram Journey through Southampton (1900)

Tram Journey through Southampton (1900)

Flower Parade in Haarlem (1899)

Flower Parade in Haarlem (1899)

Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)

Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)

In a German Bath (1899)

In a German Bath (1899)

Man Overboard! (1899)

Man Overboard! (1899)

London Fire Brigade, Alarm (1899)

London Fire Brigade, Alarm (1899)

From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton (1898)

From War to Peace: First Departure of S.S. 'St. Louis' from Southampton (1898)

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns (1900)

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns (1900)

In the Friedrichstrasse (1899)

In the Friedrichstrasse (1899)

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. (1901)

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. (1901)

From Monte Carlo to Monaco (1899)

From Monte Carlo to Monaco (1899)

Mills from the Zaanstreek (1898)

Mills from the Zaanstreek (1898)

Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

Dutch Fishing Fleet (1900)

Dutch Fishing Fleet (1900)

Away Aloft (1899)

Away Aloft (1899)

Maidenhead Junction (1898)

Maidenhead Junction (1898)

Upside Down Boxers (1899)

Upside Down Boxers (1899)

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies (1897)

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies (1897)

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun (1897)

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun (1897)

Firing the Maxim Gun (1897)

Firing the Maxim Gun (1897)

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam (1899)

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam (1899)

French Military School Exercise (1897)

French Military School Exercise (1897)

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries (1898)

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries (1898)

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle (1899)

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle (1899)

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance (1898)

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance (1898)

Tapping a Blast Furnace (1899)

Tapping a Blast Furnace (1899)

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice (1898)

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice (1898)

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)

Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)

Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)

Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot (1898)

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot (1898)

A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound (2025)

A Collection of Silent Films, Given Sound (2025)

English Nell (1900)

English Nell (1900)

English Nell (1900)

English Nell (1900)

English Nell (1900)

English Nell (1900)

An Obstinate Cork (1902)

An Obstinate Cork (1902)

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle (1902)

Rudge-Whitworth – Britain’s Best Bicycle (1902)

Annabelle Dances and Dances (1997)

Annabelle Dances and Dances (1997)