William K.L. Dickson

William K.L. Dickson

Known for: Directing
Biography: 1860-08-03
Deathday: 1935-09-28 (75 years old)

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Biography

William Kennedy Laurie Dickson was a Scottish inventor and the Edison Manufacturing Company's official photographer. In 1889, he was assigned to turn the concept of a the proposed motion picture device, named the Kinetoscope, into a reality. The first working prototype was unveiled in May 1891 and the design of system was essentially finalised by the fall of 1892. The completed version of the Kinetoscope was officially unveiled at the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences on 9 May 1893.

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Filmography

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Movies 185

Director 165

Producer 2

self 1

Director
The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902)

The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897-1902) (2020)

Movie
Director
Butterfly Dances

Butterfly Dances (2007)

Movie
Director
Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram

Panorama of Ealing from a Moving Tram (1901)

Movie
Cinematographer
King Edward's Arrival at Helsingor

King Edward's Arrival at Helsingor (1901)

Movie
Cinematographer
Henley Regatta

Henley Regatta (1901)

Movie
Director
Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc.

Panorama of Grand Harbour, Malta, Showing Battleships, Etc. (1901)

Movie
Director of Photography
Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River

Battle of Spion Kop: Ambulance Corps Crossing the Tugela River (1900)

Movie
Director of Photography
Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith

Gordon Highlanders in Ladysmith (1900)

Movie
Director of Photography
Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith

Ladysmith – Naval Brigade Dragging 4.7 Guns into Ladysmith (1900)

Movie
Director
Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns

Battleship Odin Firing All Her Guns (1900)

Movie
Director
Dutch Fishing Fleet

Dutch Fishing Fleet (1900)

Movie
Director
Four Warships in Rough Seas

Four Warships in Rough Seas (1900)

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Director
Tram Journey through Southampton

Tram Journey through Southampton (1900)

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Director
Warships at Sunset

Warships at Sunset (1900)

Movie
Director of Photography
Naval Guns Firing at Colenso

Naval Guns Firing at Colenso (1899)

Movie
Director of Photography
Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere

Repairing the Broken Bridge at Frere (1899)

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Director
King John

King John (1899)

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Director
Man Overboard!

Man Overboard! (1899)

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Director
Flower Parade in Haarlem

Flower Parade in Haarlem (1899)

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Cinematographer
The Gordon Highlanders

The Gordon Highlanders (1899)

Movie
Director of Photography
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race (1899)

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Cinematographer
Away Aloft

Away Aloft (1899)

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Director
From Monte Carlo to Monaco

From Monte Carlo to Monaco (1899)

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Director
Amann, the Great Impersonator

Amann, the Great Impersonator (1899)

Movie
Director of Photography
Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899

Australian Cricket Tourists of 1899 (1899)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Lane on Sunday Morning

The Lane on Sunday Morning (1899)

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Director of Photography
Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp

Rifle Hill Signal Station near Frere Camp (1899)

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Director
Fun on a Sand Hill

Fun on a Sand Hill (1899)

Movie
Director / Director of Photography
Tapping a Blast Furnace

Tapping a Blast Furnace (1899)

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Director
In the Friedrichstrasse

In the Friedrichstrasse (1899)

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Director
London Fire Brigade, Alarm

London Fire Brigade, Alarm (1899)

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Director
In a German Bath

In a German Bath (1899)

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Director
Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam

Catching the Ferry in Amsterdam (1899)

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Director
Panoramic View of Windsor Castle

Panoramic View of Windsor Castle (1899)

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Director of Photography
The American Biograph in Circus O. Carré

The American Biograph in Circus O. Carré (1899)

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Director / Director of Photography
Launch of the 'Oceanic'

Launch of the 'Oceanic' (1899)

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Director
Naval Exercise

Naval Exercise (1899)

Movie
Director
Boys Bathing: Venice

Boys Bathing: Venice (1898)

Movie
Director
Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 (1898)

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Director
Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel

Pope Leo XIII Carried through the Vatican Loggia on His Way to the Sistine Chapel (1898)

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Director
Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1

Pope Leo XIII and Count Pecci, No. 1 (1898)

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Director
Duel to the Death

Duel to the Death (1898)

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Director
Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto

Corpus Christi Procession, Orvieto (1898)

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Cinematographer
Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage (1898)

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Director
The Royal Procession to the Church before the Coronation Ceremony

The Royal Procession to the Church before the Coronation Ceremony (1898)

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Director
Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor)

Review of the Royal Netherland Guards in the Costumes of the Middle Ages (Coronation of Wilhelmina Guard of Honor) (1898)

Movie
Director
The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (The Queen and Her People)

The Queen and the Queen Mother on the Palace Balcony Responding to the Call of the Populace (The Queen and Her People) (1898)

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Director
The Royal Procession from the Church after the Coronation Ceremony

The Royal Procession from the Church after the Coronation Ceremony (1898)

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Director
Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th

Arrival of the Queen at the Palace, Amsterdam, Sept 6th (1898)

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Director
Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1)

Coronation of Queen Wilhelmina of Holland (No. 1) (1898)

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Director
Duel to the Death

Duel to the Death (1898)

Movie
Director
He and She

He and She (1898)

Movie
Director
His Holiness Pope Leo XIII

His Holiness Pope Leo XIII (1898)

Movie
Director
The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade

The Vatican Military Guard, Consisting of a Detachment of Noble Guards, Commanded by Count Pecci, Followed by a Palatine Guard of Honour, Swiss Guard, Gendarmes and Fire Brigade (1898)

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Director
Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1

Pope Leo XIII Walking at Twilight, No. 1 (1898)

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Director
Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa

Pope Leo XIII Resting on His Way to His Summer Villa (1898)

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Director of Photography
Me and My Two Friends

Me and My Two Friends (1898)

Movie
Director of Photography
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Emerging from the Boathouse (1898)

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Director
Military Exercise - Aldershot

Military Exercise - Aldershot (1898)

Movie
Director
The Boulevard of Scheveningen

The Boulevard of Scheveningen (1898)

Movie
Himself / Director of Photography
Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii

Neapolitan Dance at the Ancient Forum of Pompeii (1898)

Movie
Cinematographer
Menai Bridge, the Day Irish Mail from Euston Entering the Tubular Bridge Over the Menai Straits

Menai Bridge, the Day Irish Mail from Euston Entering the Tubular Bridge Over the Menai Straits (1898)

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Cinematographer
Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore

Launch of the Worthing Lifeboat Coming Ashore (1898)

Movie
Cinematographer
Conway Castle

Conway Castle (1898)

Movie
Director
Procession of Capuchin Monks

Procession of Capuchin Monks (1898)

Movie
Cinematographer
Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot

Charge of the Carabineers, Aldershot (1898)

Movie
Director
The Grand Canal, Venice

The Grand Canal, Venice (1898)

Movie
Director
From War to Peace

From War to Peace (1898)

Movie
Director
Pelicans at the Zoo

Pelicans at the Zoo (1898)

Movie
Director
Maidenhead Junction

Maidenhead Junction (1898)

Movie
Director
Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats

Scheveningen, Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

Movie
Cinematographer
Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed

Irish Mail – L.& N.W. Railway – Taking up Water at Full Speed (1898)

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Director
Mills from the Zaanstreek

Mills from the Zaanstreek (1898)

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Director
Upside Down Boxers

Upside Down Boxers (1898)

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Director
A Blast at the Solvay Quarries

A Blast at the Solvay Quarries (1898)

Movie
Director
The Tarantella, an Italian Dance

The Tarantella, an Italian Dance (1898)

Movie
Director
Dutch Fishing Boats

Dutch Fishing Boats (1898)

Movie
Director
The Bridge of Sighs, Venice

The Bridge of Sighs, Venice (1898)

Movie
Director
Venice, harbour scene with gondolas

Venice, harbour scene with gondolas (1898)

Movie
Director
Funeral Procession of the Misericordia

Funeral Procession of the Misericordia (1898)

Movie
Director / Director of Photography
Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice

Panoramic View of the Vegetable Market at Venice (1898)

Movie
Man on left
Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square

Venice, Feeding the Pigeons in St. Mark's Square (1898)

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Director
Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway

Panoramic View of Conway on the L. & N.W. Railway (1898)

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Director
The Unwilling Draught Dog

The Unwilling Draught Dog (1898)

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Director
Place de la Concorde

Place de la Concorde (1897)

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Director
Crissie Sheridan

Crissie Sheridan (1897)

Movie
Director
Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris

Charge of the French Cuirassiers – Paris (1897)

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Director
Has He Hit Me?

Has He Hit Me? (1897)

Movie
Director
Les Parisiennes

Les Parisiennes (1897)

Movie
Director
Bath Scene

Bath Scene (1897)

Movie
Director
Home Life of a Hungarian Family

Home Life of a Hungarian Family (1897)

Movie
Cinematographer
Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House

Afternoon Tea in the Gardens of Clarence House (1897)

Movie
Director
French Military School Exercise

French Military School Exercise (1897)

Movie
Director
Firing the Maxim Gun

Firing the Maxim Gun (1897)

Movie
Director
Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun

Hiram Maxim and His Quick-firing Gun (1897)

Movie
Director
A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies

A Camp of Zingaree Gypsies (1897)

Movie
Director
Changing Guard (Berlin)

Changing Guard (Berlin) (1897)

Movie
Director
Sandow

Sandow (1896)

Movie
Director
Cock Fight

Cock Fight (1896)

Movie
Director
American Falls from Goat Island

American Falls from Goat Island (1896)

Movie
Director
American Falls from Luna Island

American Falls from Luna Island (1896)

Movie
Director
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow

Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow (1896)

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Director
Awakening of Rip

Awakening of Rip (1896)

Movie
6
Director
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf

Exit of Rip and the Dwarf (1896)

Movie
Director
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep

Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep (1896)

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Director
Rip's Toast to Hudson

Rip's Toast to Hudson (1896)

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Director
Rip's Toast

Rip's Toast (1896)

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6
Director
Rip Meeting the Dwarf

Rip Meeting the Dwarf (1896)

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6
Director
Rip Passing Over the Mountain

Rip Passing Over the Mountain (1896)

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6
Director
Serpentine Dances by Annabelle

Serpentine Dances by Annabelle (1896)

Movie
Cinematographer
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio

McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio (1896)

Movie
Director
View on Boulevard, New York City

View on Boulevard, New York City (1896)

Movie
Director
Tambourine Dance by Annabelle

Tambourine Dance by Annabelle (1896)

Movie
Director
Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle (1896)

Movie
Director
Hard Wash

Hard Wash (1896)

Movie
Producer
Little Egypt

Little Egypt (1896)

Movie
Director
Dancing Darkies

Dancing Darkies (1896)

Movie
Director
Annabelle in Flag Dance

Annabelle in Flag Dance (1896)

Movie
Director
New Blacksmith Shop

New Blacksmith Shop (1895)

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Director
Robetta and Doretto, No. 1

Robetta and Doretto, No. 1 (1895)

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Director
Annabelle Serpentine Dance

Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)

Movie
Director
Billy Edwards and the Unknown

Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)

Movie
6
Director
James Grundy, Buck and Wing

James Grundy, Buck and Wing (1895)

Movie
Director
A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby

A West Indian Woman Bathing a Baby (1895)

Movie
Director
Dance

Dance (1894)

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Director
Fire Rescue Scene

Fire Rescue Scene (1894)

Movie
Director
Indian War Council

Indian War Council (1894)

Movie
Director
Band Drill

Band Drill (1894)

Movie
Director
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph

Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)

Movie
6.8
Director
Imperial Japanese Dance

Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)

Movie
Director
Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley (1894)

Movie
Director
Chinese Opium Den

Chinese Opium Den (1894)

Movie
Director
Bucking Broncho

Bucking Broncho (1894)

Movie
Director
Lasso Thrower

Lasso Thrower (1894)

Movie
Director
Mexican Knife Duel

Mexican Knife Duel (1894)

Movie
Director
Hadj Cheriff

Hadj Cheriff (1894)

Movie
Director
Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing)

Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)

Movie
Director
The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight

The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)

Movie
Director
Buffalo Dance

Buffalo Dance (1894)

Movie
Director
Sioux Ghost Dance

Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)

Movie
6
Director
Rats and Terrier No. 3

Rats and Terrier No. 3 (1894)

Movie
Producer
Boxing Match

Boxing Match (1894)

Movie
Director
Rats and Weasel

Rats and Weasel (1894)

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Director
Rats and Terrier No. 2

Rats and Terrier No. 2 (1894)

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Violinist
Dickson Experimental Sound Film

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Movie
Director
Caicedo (with Pole)

Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)

Movie
Director
The Boxing Cats

The Boxing Cats (1894)

Movie
Director
Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill (1894)

Movie
Director
Leonard-Cushing Fight

Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)

Movie
6
Director
Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope

Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (1894)

Movie
Director
The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show”

The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)

Movie
Director
A Bar Room Scene

A Bar Room Scene (1894)

Movie
Director
Rat Killing

Rat Killing (1894)

Movie
Director
Trained Bears

Trained Bears (1894)

Movie
Director
Chinese Laundry Scene

Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)

Movie
Director
Wrestling Match

Wrestling Match (1894)

Movie
Director
Highland Dance

Highland Dance (1894)

Movie
Director
Carmencita

Carmencita (1894)

Movie
Director
Unsuccessful Somersault

Unsuccessful Somersault (1894)

Movie
Director
Athlete with Wand

Athlete with Wand (1894)

Movie
6
Director
Cock Fight, No. 2

Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)

Movie
Director
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze

Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)

Movie
Director
Luis Martinetti, Contortionist

Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)

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6
Director
Annabelle Butterfly Dance

Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)

Movie
6
Director
Annabelle Sun Dance

Annabelle Sun Dance (1894)

Movie
6
Director
The Cock Fight

The Cock Fight (1894)

Movie
Director
Ruth Dennis

Ruth Dennis (1894)

Movie
Director
Glenroy Bros., No. 2

Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)

Movie
Director
Blacksmith Scene

Blacksmith Scene (1893)

Movie
6
Actor
Horse Shoeing

Horse Shoeing (1893)

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Director
The Barbershop

The Barbershop (1893)

Movie
Director
Man on Parallel Bars

Man on Parallel Bars (1892)

Movie
Director
Fencing

Fencing (1892)

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Director
Wrestling

Wrestling (1892)

Movie
Actor
A Hand Shake

A Hand Shake (1892)

Movie
6
Actor
Dickson Greeting

Dickson Greeting (1891)

Movie
5.33
Director
Newark Athlete

Newark Athlete (1891)

Movie
6
Director
Men Boxing

Men Boxing (1891)

Movie
6
Director
Monkey and Another, Boxing

Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)

Movie
Director
Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud

Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)

Movie
Director
Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop

Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)

Movie
Director
Duncan Smoking

Duncan Smoking (1891)

Movie
Director
Monkeyshines, No. 1

Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)

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Director
Monkeyshines, No. 3

Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)

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Director
Monkeyshines, No. 2

Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)

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Information

Known For
Directing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1860-08-03

Deathday
1935-09-28 (75 years old)

Birth Place
Le Minihic-sur-Rance, France

Siblings
Antonia Dickson

Citizenships
United Kingdom, France, United States of America

Residences
United States of America, United States of America, England, United Kingdom, France, France

Also Known As
William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, W.K-L. Dickson, William Dickson, W.K.L. Dickson , WKL Dickson


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