Buccaneer: James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies

(Part of the Film and History Series)

by Donald Dewey

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This is an in-depth look at the life and career of James Stuart Blackton (1875-1941), 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...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1442242582

ISBN13:9781442242586

Release Date:April 2016

Publisher:Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"

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Arts, Music & Photography Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Performing Arts

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Buccaneer: James Stuart Blackton and the Birth of American Movies

(Part of the Film and History Series)

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