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J. Stuart Blackton was an English-American film producer and director who is credited with making the first animated film in the United States. He was born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, and moved to the United States in 1894. He began his career as a newspaper cartoonist and later worked in vaudeville and the theater. In 1897, he founded Vitagraph Studios, one of the first motion picture studios in the United States. Blackton is best known for his 1906 film, The Enchanted Drawing, which is considered the first animated film in the United States. He also directed and produced many other films, including The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Life of Moses (1909), and The Battle of Gettysburg (1913). Blackton was a pioneer in the film industry and was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. He died in New York City in 1941.

Popular As James Stuart Blackton
Occupation director,producer,miscellaneous
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 5 January 1875
Birthday 5 January
Birthplace Sheffield, Yorkshire [now South Yorkshire], England, UK
Date of death 13 August, 1941
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United Kingdom

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Who Is J. Stuart Blackton's Wife?

His wife is Evangeline Russell (17 October 1936 - 13 August 1941) ( his death), Rachael Helen Stahle (31 January 1931 - 12 December 1933) ( her death), Paula Blackton (9 January 1908 - 27 March 1930) ( her death) ( 2 children), Isabelle Mabel MacArthur (10 February 1897 - 1906) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Wife Evangeline Russell (17 October 1936 - 13 August 1941) ( his death), Rachael Helen Stahle (31 January 1931 - 12 December 1933) ( her death), Paula Blackton (9 January 1908 - 27 March 1930) ( her death) ( 2 children), Isabelle Mabel MacArthur (10 February 1897 - 1906) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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1941

Died in 1941 in Los Angeles several days after he was hit by a bus while crossing a street. He had long since lost whatever money he made during his salad days in the silent era, and died penniless. A friend from those days, director William P.S. Earle, bought a plot in Forest Lawn Cemetery and had Blackton's ashes interred there.

1917

He left the company in 1917 to go into independent production. He also worked as a director for hire for many studios, but did a lot of work for Warner Bros.

1900

Rock in 1900. Blackton acted in some productions but his main focus was in directing. He eventually left that field and became supervisor of all of the company's productions.

1898

They made their first film in 1898, The Burglar on the Roof (1898), for release through Edison, but soon became disenchanted with that company (in addition to becoming involved in legal wrangling with it) and began their own company, American Vitagraph, with partner William T.

1896

Edison one day in 1896 piqued his interest in the film business. He later quit his job at the paper and bought a Kinetoscope projecting machine from Edison. He and his ex-vaudeville partner Smith joined forces and exhibited films all over the city, a venture that proved so profitable they quickly moved from exhibition to production.

1894

Smith - who later became his business partner and headed Vitagraph Studios - in 1894 and they started a short-lived vaudeville act together. Blackton went to work as a reporter for the "New York Evening World" newspaper, and an interview with Thomas A.

1885

J. Stuart Blackton came to the US with his family from Sheffield, England, in 1885 at age 10, settling in New York. He became friends with Albert E.

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