
Directing
Born
January 5, 1875
Died
August 13, 1941(age 66)
Birthplace
Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Gender
Male
Also known as
James Stuart Blackton was a pioneer Anglo-American filmmaker and can be credited with the first feature-length American production. He founded Vitagraph Studios in 1897 and was among the first filmmakers to use stop-motion and drawn animation.