- Known For
- Production
- Born
- February 11, 1847
- Place of Birth
- Milan, Ohio, USA
- Died
- October 18, 1931
Thomas A. Edison
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 …
Filmography
tvHistory 101
2020 · Self (archive footage)
movieMaking Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
movieThe Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley
2019 · Self (archive footage)
movieEdison
2015 · Himself (archive footage)
movieThe Extraordinary Voyage
2011 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
tvEpic Rap Battles of History
2010 · Characters
movieMurnau, Borzage and Fox
2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieEdison: The Invention of the Movies
2005 · Himself (archive footage)
movieNaqoyqatsi
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieStar Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
1995 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Crash of 1929
1990 · Self (archive footage)
movieBefore the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982 · Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinéma
1978 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Wizard Who Spat on the Floor
1972 · Himself (Archival Footage)
tvHorizon
1964 · Self
tvMGM Parade
1955 · Self
movieThe Golden Twenties
1950 · Self (archive footage)
movieOkay for Sound
1946
movieThe Film That Was Lost
1942 · Self (archive footage)
movieGuests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
1928
movieA Day with Thomas A. Edison
1922 · Self
movieCensorship and Its Absurdities
1915 · Producer
movieThe Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914 · Producer
Andrew Carnegie
1914 · Producer
The Birth of the Telephone
1914 · Producer
The Old Violin
1914 · Producer
movieNursery Favorites
1913 · Producer
movieThe Politician
1913 · Producer
Julius Caesar
1913 · Producer
A Minstrel Show
1913 · Producer
movieThe Old Guard
1913 · Producer
movieThe Deaf Mute
1913 · Producer
movieThe Edison Kinetophone
1913 · Producer
movieThe Musical Blacksmiths
1913 · Producer
movieJack's Joke
1913 · Producer
movieThe Five Bachelors
1913 · Producer
Her Redemption
1913 · Producer
The Irish Policeman
1913 · Producer
Votes for Women
1913 · Producer
The Spanish Cavalier
1912 · Director
Lucia di Lammermoor
1911 · Producer
movieFrankenstein
1910 · Producer
movieA Trip to Mars
1910 · Script
movieThe Comet
1910 · Director
movieMark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
1909 · Producer
movieMeeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
1909 · Himself, Producer
Parsifal
1904 · Producer
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
1904 · Producer
Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
1904 · Producer
movieChicago-Michigan Football Game
1903 · Producer
movieA Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
1903 · Producer
movieSkyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
1903 · Producer
movieElectrocuting an Elephant
1903 · Producer
movieSkiing Scene in Quebec
1902 · Producer
Cutting and Canaling Ice
1902 · Executive Producer
movieArrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
1902 · Producer
moviePan-American Exposition by Night
1901 · Producer
movieThe Trick Cyclist
1901 · Producer
moviePresident McKinley Taking the Oath
1901 · Producer
movie2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
1899 · Producer
movieNew York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
1899 · Producer
movieBicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
1899 · Producer
movieGeneral Lee's Procession, Havana
1899 · Producer
movieParade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
1898 · Producer
Little Mischief
1898 · Executive Producer
movieThe Passion Play of Oberammergau
1898 · Producer
Alciede Capitane
1898 · Producer
Rescue - Resuscitation
1897 · Producer
movieLaunch of Surf Boat
1897 · Producer
movieLaunch of Life Boat
1897 · Producer
movieCapsize of Lifeboat
1897 · Producer
movieAdmiral Cigarette
1897 · Producer
movieMr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897
Pillow Fight
1897 · Executive Producer
movieSerpentine Dance - Annabelle
1897 · Producer
American Falls, from Incline R.R.
1896 · Producer
movieAmerican Falls from Above, American Side
1896 · Executive Producer
movieCock Fight
1896 · Producer
Starting for the Fire
1896 · Producer
East Side Drive, No. 1
1896 · Executive Producer
movieFatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896 · Producer
movieThe Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895 · Producer
movieIndian War Council
1894 · Producer
movieCorbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894 · Producer
movieImperial Japanese Dance
1894 · Producer
movieAnnie Oakley
1894 · Producer
movieSioux Ghost Dance
1894 · Producer
movieDickson Experimental Sound Film
1894 · Executive Producer
movieBlacksmithing Scene
1893 · Producer
Early Edison Camera Tests
1891 · Producer
movieEQUITY 6928
— · Self (Archive)