Production
Thomas A. Edison
EN, FR, XX cinema · 84 credits
Born
11 February 1847
Died
18 October 1931 (aged 84)
Birthplace
Milan, Ohio, USA
Also known as Thomas Alva Edison · Thomas Edison · The Wizard of Menlo Park
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. He was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of organized science and teamwork to the process of invention, working with many researchers and employees. He established the first industrial research laboratory. Edison was raised in the American Midwest; early in his career he worked as a telegraph operator, which inspired some of his earliest inventions. In 1876, he established his first laboratory facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of the complications of diabetes.
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Filmography
EQUITY 6928
as Self (Archive)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
as Self (archive footage)
Edison
as Himself (archive footage)
The Extraordinary Voyage
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Murnau, Borzage and Fox
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Edison: The Invention of the Movies
as Himself (archive footage)
Naqoyqatsi
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
as Self (archive footage)
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
as Self (archive footage)
The Crash of 1929
as Self (archive footage)
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
as Himself (Archival Footage)
The Golden Twenties
as Self (archive footage)
The Film That Was Lost
as Self (archive footage)
Jack's Joke
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The Old Guard
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The Politician
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Nursery Favorites
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The Deaf Mute
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Frankenstein
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Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
as Himself, Producer
Parsifal
1904
Parsifal
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Cutting and Canaling Ice
1902
Cutting and Canaling Ice
Executive Producer
Little Mischief
1898
Little Mischief
Executive Producer
Admiral Cigarette
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Capsize of Lifeboat
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Launch of Life Boat
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Launch of Surf Boat
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Pillow Fight
1897
Pillow Fight
Executive Producer, Producer
East Side Drive, No. 1
1896
East Side Drive, No. 1
Executive Producer
American Falls from Above, American Side
Executive Producer
Cock Fight
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Annie Oakley
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Sioux Ghost Dance
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Indian War Council
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Dickson Experimental Sound Film
Executive Producer
Blacksmith Scene
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