Today is the birthday of J. Stuart Blackton (1875-1941), an important figure in American show biz history on several fronts who deserves to be much better known. Born in Yorkshire, England he moved with his family to New York at age 10, and went into vaudeville in 1894 in a most unusual act with Albert E. [...]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 10:21AM on January 5, 2013