William Kennedy Dickson

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 – 28 September 1935) was a British inventor who devised an early motion picture camera under the employment of Thomas Edison.[1][2]

William Kennedy Dickson
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
Occupations	Inventor director producer cinematographer studio owner actor

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