Buccaneer : James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies

by Donald Dewey

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Buccaneer : James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies, Hardcover by Dewey, Donald, ISBN 1442242582, ISBN-13 9781442242586, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This is an in-depth look at the life and career of James Stuart Blackton (1), the first great commercial vendor of cinema who grasped that motion pictures were not merely a technical innovation, but a popular entertainment form for the masses. Blackton was a man of many firsts in the film industry: the first combination actor-director-producer in the United States, the country s first national exhibitor, and the first film propagandist. He contributed landmark innovations in everything from special effects to single-frame animation, for which he is often regarded as the father of the animated cartoon.

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
• Year: 2016
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9781442242586
• Condition: Fine

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