Stuart Paton

Stuart Paton was a Scottish filmmaker born in Glasgow on December 16th, 1944. Stuart's film work began during the silent era as early as 1914 and he continued making movies well into the 1930s, directing a total of 67 films.

Stuart's only contribution to the science fiction genre was directing, writing and co-producing the 1916 silent movie 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. This was the second film adaptation of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the first being the 1907 film short, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, directed by Georges Méliès.

Stuart Paton passed away in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California on December 16th, 1944 at the age of 61.