- Born
- January 5, 1875
- Died
- August 13, 1941 (aged 66)
- Place of birth
- Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
- Also known as
- James Stuart Blackton
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.