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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British-American inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison. [1] [2]
Edison's laboratory was responsible for the invention of the Kinetograph (a motion picture camera) and the Kinetoscope (a peep-hole motion picture viewer). Most of this work was performed by Edison's assistant, William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, beginning in 1888.
William Kennedy Dickson lived long enough to see his his kinetoscope invention transformed into talking motion pictures, but sadly was denied recognition for pioneering motion photography in his lifetime.
William K.L. Dickson (1860-1935) Cinematographer. Director. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Born in France to British parents, William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson stayed in that country until age 19, when he, his mother and sisters (their father had died sometime before) returned to Great Britain.
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William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson. British inventor, filmmaker. W. K-L. Dickson is a key figure in the practical development of cinematography. He was born in France and emigrated to the United States in 1879. Joining Thomas Edison in 1883, he quickly rose to become one of his senior associates.
Aug 3, 2020 · William Kennedy Laurie Dickson, a Scottish inventor who moved to the United States in 1879, was born Aug. 3, 1860. Through sheer persistence, he talked his way onto the staff of one of Thomas Edison's labs in New York City, where he began work in 1883, assigned to electrification problems (see portrait of a young Dickson). He must have been ...
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William K.L. Dickson. Cinematographer: Sandow. Born in France to British parents, William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson stayed in that country until age 19, when he, his mother and sisters (their father had died sometime before) returned to Great Britain.