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James H. White

Age: N/A | From: Nova Scotia, Canada

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Person Details

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Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Nova Scotia, Canada

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Movie Involvements: 220

TV Involvements: 0

Most Famous Work

Biography

James Henry White was a Canadian film pioneer, who worked as a director, producer, and cinematographer. He also appeared as an actor in several films. He was employed by the Edison Manufacturing Company, and directed over 500 short films, both fictional and documentary.

Most Famous Work

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Frankenstein

(1910) Director of Photography

Average

Life of an American Fireman

(1903) Assistant Director

Average

A Morning Bath

(1896) Director

Average

Seminary Girls

(1897) Director

Average

The Morning Alarm

(1896) Director

Average

The Bad Boy and the Gardener

(1896) Producer

Average

Naval Sham Battle at Newport

(1900) Director

Average

Giant Coal Dumper

(1897) Director

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
1903	The Fire Chief	Life of an American Fireman 1903-01-21 Movie
1902	Farmer	Jack and the Beanstalk 1902-07-15 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2007	Director	Butterfly Dances 2007-06-01 Movie
1917	Director	Down the Old Potomac 1917-03-06 Movie
1910	Director	The Police Force of New York City 1910-12-20 Movie
	Director	His Mother's Thanksgiving 1910-11-22 Movie
1903	Assistant Director	Life of an American Fireman 1903-01-21 Movie
1902	Director	Panoramic View Near Mt. Golden on the Canadian Pacific R. R. 1902-11-17 Movie
1901	Director	President McKinley Reviewing the Troops at the Pan-American Exposition 1901-09-21 Movie
	Director	Opening of the Pan-American Exposition Showing Vice President Roosevelt Leading the Procession 1901-06-07 Movie
	Director	Love in a Hammock 1901-01-12 Movie
1900	Director	Grandma and the Bad Boys 1900-12-21 Movie
	Director	Champs Elysees 1900-08-21 Movie
	Director	Panorama of Place de l'Opéra 1900-08-21 Movie
	Director	Champs de Mars 1900-08-21 Movie
	Director	Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace 1900-08-21 Movie
	Director	Panorama of the Paris Exposition, from the Seine 1900-08-21 Movie
	Director	Scene from the Elevator Ascending Eiffel Tower 1900-08-21 Movie
	Director	A Storm at Sea 1900-07-31 Movie
	Director	Watermelon Contest 1900-06-28 Movie
	Director	New Black Diamond Express 1900-05-26 Movie
	Director	Panorama of Gorge Railway 1900-05-25 Movie
	Director	Panoramic View of the Champs Elysees 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Charge of Boer Cavalry 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Breaking of the Crowd at Military Review at Longchamps 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Torpedo Boat 'Morris' Running 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Panoramic View of Newport 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Naval Sham Battle at Newport 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Esplanade des Invalides 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Discharging a Whitehead Torpedo 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Naval Apprentices at Sail Drill on Historic Ship 'Constellation' 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Panoramic View of the Place de la Concorde 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Gun Drill by Naval Cadets at Newport Training School 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Swiss Village, No. 2 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Scene in the Swiss Village at Paris Exposition 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Battle of Mafeking 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Gymnasium Exercises and Drill at Newport Training School 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo 1900-05-21 Movie
	Director	Boers Bringing in British Prisoners 1900-04-21 Movie
	Director	Red Cross Ambulance on Battlefield 1900-04-21 Movie
	Director	Why Jones Discharged His Clerks 1900-01-21 Movie
	Director	Capture of Boer Battery by British 1900-01-01 Movie
	Director	Palace of Electricity 1900-01-01 Movie
	Director	Panorama of Eiffel Tower 1900-01-01 Movie
	Director	English Lancers Charging 1900-01-01 Movie
	Director	Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce 1900-01-01 Movie
1899	Director	Love and War 1899-11-27 Movie
	Director	The Astor Tramp 1899-11-20 Movie
	Director	U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' Leading Naval Parade 1899-11-20 Movie
	Director	2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry: Parade 1899-11-20 Movie
	Director	Tenderloin at Night 1899-11-20 Movie
	Director	Admiral Dewey Taking Leave of Washington Committee on the U.S. Cruiser 'Olympia' 1899-10-20 Movie
	Director	Admiral Dewey Receiving the Washington and New York Committees 1899-10-20 Movie
	Director	Admiral Dewey Landing at Gibraltar 1899-10-20 Movie
	Director	Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade 1899-10-20 Movie
	Director	Dewey Arch: Troops Passing Under Arch 1899-10-10 Movie
	Director	The Diving Horse 1899-10-10 Movie
	Director	Battery K Siege Guns 1899-10-09 Movie
	Director	Trick Bears 1899-09-27 Movie
	Director	Shoot the Chutes Series 1899-09-21 Movie
	Director	New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 1 1899-09-21 Movie
	Director	Colonel Funston Swimming the Bagbag River 1899-09-10 Movie
	Director	U.S. Infantry Supported by Rough Riders at El Caney 1899-06-20 Movie
	Director	Advance of Kansas Volunteers at Caloocan 1899-06-20 Movie
	Director	Capture of Trenches at Candaba 1899-06-20 Movie
	Director	Filipinos Retreat from Trenches 1899-06-20 Movie
	Director	Skirmish of Rough Riders 1899-06-20 Movie
	Director	U.S. Troops and Red Cross in the Trenches Before Caloocan 1899-06-20 Movie
	Director	Strange Adventure of New York Drummer 1899-06-17 Movie
	Director	Fun in Camp 1899-05-20 Movie
	Director	104th Street Curve, New York, Elevated Railway 1899-05-20 Movie
	Director	Admiral Dewey Leading Land Parade, No. 2 1899-05-20 Movie
	Director	New Brooklyn to New York via Brooklyn Bridge, No. 2 1899-05-20 Movie
	Director	Cripple Creek Bar-Room Scene 1899-05-01 Movie
	Director	Dewey Parade, 10th Pennsylvania Volunteers 1899-04-25 Movie
	Director	Pilot Boats in New York Harbor 1899-04-20 Movie
	Director	Morning Colors on U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' 1899-04-20 Movie
	Director	U.S. Cruiser 'Raleigh' 1899-04-20 Movie
	Director	Three Acrobats 1899-03-20 Movie
	Director	Arabian Gun Twirler 1899-03-01 Movie
	Director	Poker at Dawson City 1899-02-01 Movie
	Director	Tourists Going Round Yellowstone Park 1899-01-20 Movie
	Director	Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone Park 1899-01-20 Movie
	Director	Coaches Arriving at Mammoth Hot Springs 1899-01-20 Movie
	Director	A Wringing Good Joke 1899-01-01 Movie
1898	Director	Fighting the Fire 1898-11-03 Movie
	Director	Turkish Dance, Ella Lola 1898-09-30 Movie
	Director	Statue of Liberty 1898-09-20 Movie
	Director	Close View of the 'Brooklyn,' Naval Parade 1898-09-20 Movie
	Director	The Fleet Steaming Up North River 1898-09-20 Movie
	Director	Observation Train Following Parade 1898-09-20 Movie
	Director	Reviewing the 'Texas' at Grant's Tomb 1898-09-20 Movie
	Director	Farmer Kissing the Lean Girl 1898-09-03 Movie
	Director	Victorious Squadron Firing Salute 1898-08-31 Movie
	Director	Cuban Ambush 1898-08-20 Movie
	Director	Shooting Captured Insurgents 1898-07-31 Movie
	Director	Troop Ships for the Philippines 1898-06-22 Movie
	Director	Kanakas Diving for Money (Honolulu), No. 2 1898-06-22 Movie
	Director	Troops Embarking at San Francisco 1898-06-20 Movie
	Director	Mount Taw R.R., No. 3 1898-05-20 Movie
	Director	S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm 1898-04-21 Movie
	Director	Union Iron Works 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Launching, No. 2 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Native Daughters 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Procession of Floats 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Parade of Chinese 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Launch of Japanese Man-of-War 'Chitosa' 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	After Launching 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 2 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Freight Train 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Feeding Sea Gulls 1898-03-20 Movie
	Director	Bull Fight, no. 3 1898-03-10 Movie
	Director	Mount Tamalpais R.R., No. 1 1898-03-01 Movie
	Director	Lassoing a Steer 1898-02-28 Movie
	Director	California Limited, A.T. & S.F.R.R. 1898-02-28 Movie
	Director	Wash Day in Mexico 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	South Spring Street, Los Angeles, Cal. 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry. 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	Going Through the Tunnel 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	Indian Day School 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	Calf Branding 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	Cattle Leaving the Corral 1898-02-20 Movie
	Director	Street Scene, San Diego 1898-02-12 Movie
	Director	Eagle Dance, Pueblo Indians 1898-02-12 Movie
	Director	Las Viga Canal, Mexico City 1898-02-09 Movie
	Director	Train Hour in Durango, Mexico 1898-02-08 Movie
	Director	Mexican Rurales Charge 1898-02-02 Movie
	Director	Ostriches Running, No. 1 1898-02-01 Movie
	Director	Japanese Sampans 1898-01-02 Movie
	Director	Sunday Morning in Mexico 1898-01-02 Movie
	Director	Ella Lola, a la Trilby 1898-01-01 Movie
1897	Director	Fast mail, Northern Pacific Railroad 1897-12-20 Movie
	Director	S.S. 'Queen' Loading 1897-10-30 Movie
	Director	Boat Wagon and Beach Cart 1897-10-24 Movie
	Director	S.S. 'Queen' Leaving Dock 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Fisherman's Wharf 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Horses loading for Klondike, no. 9 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Loading baggage for Klondike, no. 6 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Stanford University, California 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Fishing smacks 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Launch of life boat 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Buffalo Fire Department in Action 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	S.S. 'Williamette' Leaving for Klondike 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	S.S. 'Coptic' in the Harbor 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	S.S. 'Coptic' at Dock 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Southern Pacific Overland Mail 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Lick Observatory, Mt. Hamilton, Cal. 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Hotel Del Monte 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Hotel Vendome, San Jose, Cal. 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Lurline Baths 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Surf at Monterey 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	Sutro Baths, No. 1 1897-10-20 Movie
	Director	First Avenue, Seattle, Washington, No. 8 1897-10-01 Movie
	Director	Return of Lifeboat 1897-10-01 Movie
	Director	Boxing for Points 1897-10-01 Movie
	Director	The Sea Lions' Home 1897-10-01 Movie
	Director	Arrest in Chinatown, San Francisco, Cal. 1897-09-30 Movie
	Director	S.S. 'Coptic' Sailing Away 1897-09-30 Movie
	Director	Cupid and Psyche 1897-09-30 Movie
	Director	Capsize of Lifeboat 1897-09-30 Movie
	Director	Leander Sisters 1897-09-30 Movie
	Director	Sutro Baths, No. 2 1897-08-31 Movie
	Director	Cattle Driven to Slaughter 1897-07-30 Movie
	Director	Buffalo Stockyards 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Free-for-All race at Charter Oak Park 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Buffalo Police on Parade 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Corner Madison and State Streets, Chicago 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Philadelphia Express, Jersey Central Railway 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Armour's Electric Trolley 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Falls of Minnehaha 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Sheep Run, Chicago Stockyards 1897-07-20 Movie
	Director	Giant Coal Dumper 1897-07-01 Movie
	Director	Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory 1897-05-31 Movie
	Director	Husking Bee 1897-05-24 Movie
	Director	Black Diamond Express, No. 1 1897-04-01 Movie
	Director	Seminary Girls 1897-03-31 Movie
	Director	Fifth Avenue, New York 1897-03-05 Movie
	Director	Police Patrol Wagon 1897-01-20 Movie
	Director	Chicken Thieves 1897-01-02 Movie
	Director	The First Sleigh-Ride 1897-01-01 Movie
	Director	Serpentine Dance - Annabelle 1897-01-01 Movie
1896	Director	The Morning Alarm 1896-12-31 Movie
	Director	Going to the Fire 1896-12-31 Movie
	Director	American Falls from Above, American Side 1896-12-12 Movie
	Director	Black Diamond Express 1896-12-01 Movie
	Director	A Morning Alarm 1896-11-27 Movie
	Director	Mounted Police Charge 1896-11-02 Movie
	Director	The Burning Stable 1896-10-31 Movie
	Director	A Morning Bath 1896-10-30 Movie
	Director	Feeding the Doves 1896-10-23 Movie
	Director	Passaic Falls, New Jersey 1896-07-17 Movie
	Director	Shooting the Chutes 1896-06-15 Movie
	Director	Sea Beach Scene 1896-05-31 Movie
	Director	Scene on Surf Ave., Coney Island 1896-05-31 Movie
	Director	The Bad Boy and the Gardener 1896-05-26 Movie
	Director	Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance 1896-05-03 Movie
	Director	Herald Square 1896-03-11 Movie
	Director	Little Egypt 1896-03-01 Movie
	Director	Mess Call 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Watermelon Contest 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Lone Fisherman 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Irish Way of Discussing Politics 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	Interrupted Lovers 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	McKinley and Hobart Parade at Canton, O. 1896-01-01 Movie
	Director	S.S. "Coptic" Lying To Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1910	Director of Photography	Frankenstein 1910-03-18 Movie
1896	Director of Photography	Black Diamond Express 1896-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Feeding the Doves 1896-10-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lone Fisherman 1896-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1901	Production Assistant	Execution of Czolgosz with Panorama of Auburn Prison 1901-11-16 Movie
1900	Producer	Exploding a Whitehead Torpedo 1900-05-21 Movie
	Producer	Panorama of the Moving Boardwalk 1900-05-21 Movie
1899	Producer	Arabian Gun Twirler 1899-03-01 Movie
1898	Producer	S.S. "Coptic" Running Against the Storm 1898-04-21 Movie
1897	Producer	Launch of Surf Boat 1897-10-25 Movie
1896	Producer	The Bad Boy and the Gardener 1896-05-26 Movie
	Producer	Interrupted Lovers 1896-01-01 Movie
	Producer	Lone Fisherman 1896-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

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