Thomas A. Edison
Thomas A. Edison
Person

Thomas A. Edison

Producer 1847-02-11 Milan, Ohio, USA

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 t...

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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Naqoyqatsi

Naqoyqatsi

2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

History 101

History 101

2020 · Self (archive footage)

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019 · Self (voice) (archive footage)

The Extraordinary Voyage

The Extraordinary Voyage

2011 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory

1897 · Movie

Horizon

Horizon

1964 · Self

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter

1982 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Murnau, Borzage and Fox

Murnau, Borzage and Fox

2008 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Edison

Edison

2015 · Himself (archive footage)

The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America

1995 · Self (archive footage)

Okay for Sound

Okay for Sound

1946 · Movie

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

2005 · Himself (archive footage)

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

1955 · Self

The Film That Was Lost

The Film That Was Lost

1942 · Self (archive footage)

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998 · Self (archive footage)

The Golden Twenties

The Golden Twenties

1950 · Self (archive footage)

A Day with Thomas A. Edison

A Day with Thomas A. Edison

1922 · Self

The Crash of 1929

The Crash of 1929

1990 · Self (archive footage)

The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor

The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor

1972 · Himself (Archival Footage)