William Kennedy Dickson
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| William Kennedy Dickson | |
|---|---|
 Frame frae the 1891 Dickson Greeting, featurin William Kennedy Dickson, in the first American film shawn tae a public audience. | |
| Born | William Kennedy Laurie Dickson 3 August 1860 Le Minihic-sur-Rance, Brittany, Fraunce |
| Died | 28 September 1935 (aged 75) Twickenham, Middlesex, Ingland |
| Thrift | inventor, director, producer, cinematografer, studio awner, actor |
William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) wis a Scots inventor wha devised an early motion pictur camera unner the employment o Thomas Edison (post-datin the wirk o Louis Le Prince).[1][2]
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "it was his Scottish protégé, William Dickson, who... ", The Scotsman, 23 Mairch 2002
- ↑ "William Dickson, Scottish inventor and photographer", Science & Society Picture Library, accessed 18 September 2010
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