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Mini Biography:
Invented the phonograph, the incandescent electric lightbulb, the alkaline... more
Trivia:
Elected to the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2007 for his services to technology... more
Awards:
1 win
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NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
In praise of… the wow factor at the movies
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:11 AM, PST)
Feature Story - David Butler
(From Fast Company. 21 September 2009, 6:00 AM, PDT)
(From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:11 AM, PST)
Feature Story - David Butler
(From Fast Company. 21 September 2009, 6:00 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Thomas Edison
Filmography
Producer:
- The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) (producer)
... aka L. Frank Baum's Whimsical Fairy Tale The Patchwork Girl of Oz
... aka Ragged Girl of Oz (USA: reissue title)
... aka The Raggedy Girl (USA: reissue title) - Julius Caesar (1913) (producer)
- A Minstrel Show (1913) (producer)
- Her Redemption (1913) (producer)
- Nursery Favorites (1913) (producer)
- The Irish Policeman (1913) (producer)
- Lucia di Lammermoor (1911) (producer)
- Parsifal (1904) (producer)
- Electrocuting an Elephant (1903) (producer)
... aka Electrocution of an Elephant (USA: informal alternative title) - The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka The Passion Play - Blackton Sketches, No. 2 (1896) (producer) (uncredited)
- Blackton Sketches, No. 3 (1896) (producer) (uncredited)
- Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance (1896) (producer)
- The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka Execution (USA: alternative title)
... aka Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (USA: alternative title)
... aka The Execution of Mary Stuart (USA: alternative title)
Self:
- A Day with Thomas A. Edison (1922) .... Himself
- Electrocuting an Elephant (1903) .... Himself
... aka Electrocution of an Elephant (USA: informal alternative title) - Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Edison Drawn by 'World' Artist (1896) .... Himself
... aka Blackton Sketches, No. 1 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Inventor Edison Sketched by World Artist (USA: alternative title)
Archive Footage:
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"History Detectives"
- Psychophone/War Dog Letter/Pancho Villa Watch Fob (2009) TV episode .... Himself - Niagara Falls (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Naqoyqatsi (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
- Cinerama Adventure (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
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"Modern Marvels"
- Death Devices (2000) TV episode .... Himself
- Great Inventions (2000) TV episode .... Himself - ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
- "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999) .... Himself - #14
- "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
- Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The Shadow of Hate (1995) (uncredited) .... Himself (with Ford)
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"Biography"
- Thomas Edison (????) TV episode .... Himself - Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983) (V) .... Himself
- The Glory of Their Times (1977) .... Himself
- This Was Yesterday (1954) .... Himself
- Okay for Sound (1946) .... Thomas A. Edison
- The Film That Was Lost (1942) .... Himself
- Servant of Mankind (1940) .... Himself
- Panama-Pacific International Exhibition (1940) .... Himself
- The Film Parade (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip
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3 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 2 Articles
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