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Overview
Date of Birth:
11 February
1847
,
Milan, Ohio, USA
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Date of Death:
18 October
1931
, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
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Mini Biography:
Invented the phonograph, the incandescent electric lightbulb, the alkaline...
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Trivia:
Depicted on the obverse of a USA $1 commemorative silver coin issued in 2004...
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Alternate Names:
Thomas Edison
Filmography
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Producer
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Self
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Producer:
1910s
1900s
1890s
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:
1920s
1900s
1890s
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:
"History Detectives"
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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
"Modern Marvels"
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Death Devices
(2000)
TV episode
.... Himself
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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)
"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
Additional Details
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3 Biographical Movies | 3 Portrayals | 7 Print Biographies | 2 Articles
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