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William Kennedy Dickson
British-American inventor (1860–1935)
"WK Dickson" redirects here. For the advocate, librarian and writer, see William Kirk Dickson.
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Frame from the 1891 Dickson Greeting, featuring William Kennedy Dickson, in the first American film shown to a public audience. | |
| Born | William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (1860-08-03)3 August 1860 Le Minihic-sur-Rance, Brittany, France |
| Died | 28 September 1935(1935-09-28) (aged 75) Twickenham, Middlesex, England |
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William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British-American inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison.[1][2]
Early life
William Kennedy Dickson was born on 3 August 1860 in Le Minihic-sur-Rance, Brittany, France.
His mother, Elizabeth Kennedy-Laurie (1823–1879) was American, born in Virginia.[3] His father was James Waite Dickson, a Sc