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 Cotton
Animated Putty
Diabolo Nightmare
Secrets of British Animation
Comedy Cartoons
Scrooge; or Marley's Ghost
Undressing Extraordinary
Chinese Magic
The Jester's Joke

Top Movie Credits

Secrets of British Animation Self (archive Footage)