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The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) -- Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve...
Women Working on Mars: Science and Engineering on the Red Planet (2004) -- Thomas Alva Edison was deaf, but that didn’t stop him inventing in 1877, the phonograph, a machine for recording and reproducing sound waves.
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) -- MyMovies.Net - Clip - Thomas Edison (WMV)

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Overview

Date of Death:
18 October 1931, West Orange, New Jersey, USA more
Mini Biography:
Invented the phonograph, the incandescent electric lightbulb, the alkaline... more
Trivia:
Depicted on the obverse of a USA $1 commemorative silver coin issued in 2004... more
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Up 14% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
(19 articles)
Michael Jackson Gets Another Grammy
 (From The Wrap. 11 December 2009, 2:24 PM, PST)

In praise of… the wow factor at the movies
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 1:11 AM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Thomas Edison

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Producer, Self, Archive Footage
Producer:
  1. 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)
  2. Julius Caesar (1913) (producer)
  3. A Minstrel Show (1913) (producer)
  4. Her Redemption (1913) (producer)
  5. Nursery Favorites (1913) (producer)
  6. The Irish Policeman (1913) (producer)
  7. Lucia di Lammermoor (1911) (producer)

  8. Parsifal (1904) (producer)
  9. Electrocuting an Elephant (1903) (producer)
    ... aka Electrocution of an Elephant (USA: informal alternative title)

  10. The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898) (producer) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Passion Play
  11. Blackton Sketches, No. 2 (1896) (producer) (uncredited)
  12. Blackton Sketches, No. 3 (1896) (producer) (uncredited)
  13. Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance (1896) (producer)
  14. 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:
  1. A Day with Thomas A. Edison (1922) .... Himself

  2. Electrocuting an Elephant (1903) .... Himself
    ... aka Electrocution of an Elephant (USA: informal alternative title)

  3. Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory (1897) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. 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:
  1. "History Detectives"
        - Psychophone/War Dog Letter/Pancho Villa Watch Fob (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  2. Niagara Falls (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  3. Edison: The Invention of the Movies (2005) (V) .... Himself
  4. Naqoyqatsi (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
  5. Cinerama Adventure (2002) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. "Modern Marvels"
        - Death Devices (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Great Inventions (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  7. ABC 2000: The Millennium (1999) (TV)
  8. "Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years" (1999) .... Himself - #14
  9. "The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History" (1999) .... Himself
  10. Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  11. The Shadow of Hate (1995) (uncredited) .... Himself (with Ford)
  12. "Biography"
        - Thomas Edison (????) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Historia del cine: Epoca muda (1983) (V) .... Himself
  14. The Glory of Their Times (1977) .... Himself
  15. This Was Yesterday (1954) .... Himself
  16. Okay for Sound (1946) .... Thomas A. Edison
  17. The Film That Was Lost (1942) .... Himself
  18. Servant of Mankind (1940) .... Himself
  19. Panama-Pacific International Exhibition (1940) .... Himself
  20. The Film Parade (1933) (uncredited) .... Himself, film clip


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