William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson was born on Aug 03, 1860 in France. William K.L. Dickson's big-screen debut came with Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow directed by William K.L. Dickson in 1896.

Born in France to British parents, William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson stayed in that country until age 19, when he, his mother and sisters (their father had died sometime before) returned to Great Britain. Once there, Dickson--in an early indication of his lifelong fascination with science and mechanics--began a correspondence with