William Heise
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William Heise was an American film cinematographer and director, active in the 1890s. Along with William K.L. Dickson, Heise was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the nascent days of cinema. Together, both men worked on many of the early shorts produced by the Edison Manufacturing Company and were credited for more than 175 short silent films, capturing numerous scenes of everyday life as well as different aspects of performance and sport.
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Glenroy Brothers (Comic Boxing) (1894)
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Annie Oakley (1894)
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Caicedo (with Pole) (1894)
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Men Boxing (1891)
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Leonard-Cushing Fight (1894)
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Blacksmithing Scene (1893)
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Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
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Pillow Fight (1897)
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Bucking Broncho (1894)
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Death Scene (1895)
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Sioux Ghost Dance (1894)
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Admiral Cigarette (1897)
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Horse Shoeing (1893)
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The Kiss (1896)
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A Hand Shake (1892)
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Dickson Greeting (1891)
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Fencing (1892)
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Trilby Dance (1895)
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Hadj Cheriff (1894)
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The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
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Duncan Smoking (1891)
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Annabelle Butterfly Dance (1894)
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Buffalo Dance (1894)
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Sandow: The Strong Man (1894)
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Carmencita (1894)
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Butterfly Dances (2007)
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Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
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Newark Athlete (1891)
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Hypnotic Scene (1895)
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The Barber Shop (1894)
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Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance (1896)
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Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)
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Shooting the Chutes (1896)
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)
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Danse serpentine (Annabelle) (1895)
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Newark athlete. [No. 2] (1891)
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Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)
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Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph (1894)
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The Boxing Cats (1894)
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The Hornbacker-Murphy Fight (1894)
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Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze (1894)
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Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)
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Sea Waves (1898)
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Ambulance Call (1897)
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Amy Muller (1896)
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Black Diamond Express, No. 1 (1897)
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Fire Rescue Scene (1894)
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Luis Martinetti, Contortionist (1894)
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Bowery Waltz (1897)
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Band Drill (1894)
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Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)
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Paddle Dance (1895)
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Ten Pickaninnies (1908)
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The Pickaninny Dance from the “Passing Show” (1894)
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Imperial Japanese Dance (1894)
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Princess Ali (1895)
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Charity Ball (1897)
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Glenroy Bros., No. 2 (1894)
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Billy Edwards and the Unknown (1895)
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 1 (1898)
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Chinese Laundry Scene (1894)
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What Demoralized the Barber Shop (1898)
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A Bucking Broncho (1898)
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Pie Eating Contest (1897)
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Parade of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, No. 2 (1898)
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Fifth Avenue, New York (1897)
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The Ball Game (1898)
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Old Glory and the Cuban Flag (1898)
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Ambulance at the Accident (1897)
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Athlete with Wand (1894)
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Boxing Match (1894)
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Fisherman's Luck (1897)
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Dance of Rejoicing (1895)
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New Blacksmith Shop (1895)
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An Unwelcome Visitor (1898)
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A Street Arab (1898)
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Dancing Darkey Boy (1897)
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Silver Dance (1895)
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Cock Fight, No. 2 (1894)
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Hockey Match on the Ice (1898)
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Mount and Dismount, Gatling Gun (1897)
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Snowballing the Coasters (1898)
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