JW

James Williamson

Director, Producer, Writer, Additional Credits
Born November 8, 1855Died August 18, 1933 (77 years)
James A. Williamson (8 November 1855 – 18 August 1933) was a Scottish photographer and a key member of the loose association of early film pioneers dubbed the Brighton School by French film historian Georges Sadoul. He is best known for The Big Swallow (1901), a trick film with innovative use of extreme close-up, as well as Fire! and Stop Thief! (both 1901), dramas with continuity established across multiple shots.

Known For

  • A Photographic Contortion
  • Fire!
  • Attack on a China Mission
  • Stop Thief!
  • Flying the Foam and Some Fancy Diving
  • Early Fashions on Brighton Pier
  • Magic Extinguisher
  • £100 Reward
  • A Telephone Romance
  • Washing the Sweep
  • The Puzzled Bather and His Animated Clothes

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