J. Stuart Blackton
| 5 Jan 1875 | Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
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Death date: 13 Aug 1941
Biography
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.