Walter R. Booth

Birthplace: Worcester, England, UK

Biography

Walter Robert Booth (12 July 1869 – 1938) was a British magician and early pioneer of British film working first for Robert W. Paul and then Charles Urban mostly on "trick" films, where he pioneered techniques that led to what has been described as the first British animated film, The Hand of the Artist (1906).

Known For

The '?' Motorist
Animated Putty
Animated Cotton
Secrets of British Animation
Diabolo Nightmare
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Pocket Boxers
Chinese Magic
Undressing Extraordinary
Paper Cuttings

Top Movie Credits

Secrets of British Animation Self (archive Footage)