8.0
8.0
The Film That Was Lost
1942
as Self (archive footage)
Thomas A. Edison
Production
Born:February 11, 1847
Died:October 18, 1931(aged 84)
Birthplace:Milan, Ohio, USA
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CommunityBiography
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 in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where many of his early inventions were developed. He later established a botanic laboratory in Fort Myers, Florida in collaboration with businessmen Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, and a laboratory in West Orange, New Jersey that featured the world's first film studio, the Black Maria. He was a prolific inventor, holding 1,093 US patents in his name, as well as patents in other countries. Edison married twice and fathered six children. He died in 1931 of the complications of diabetes.
Filmography (76 movies)
7.8
7.8
The Extraordinary Voyage
2011
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
7.2
7.2
Edison
2015
as Himself (archive footage)
7.0
7.0
Edison: The Invention of the Movies
2005
as Himself (archive footage)
6.4
6.4
Admiral Cigarette
1897
Producer
6.3
6.3
The Shadow of Hate: A History of Intolerance in America
1995
as Self (archive footage)
6.2
6.2
The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
1895
Producer
6.1
6.1
Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Cutting and Canaling Ice
1902
Executive Producer
6.0
6.0
Frankenstein
1910
Producer
6.0
6.0
Skiing Scene in Quebec
1902
Producer
5.9
5.9
Annie Oakley
1894
Producer
5.8
5.8
Pan-American Exposition by Night
1901
Producer
5.7
5.7
Before the Nickelodeon: The Cinema of Edwin S. Porter
1982
as Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
5.5
5.5
Blacksmithing Scene
1893
Producer
5.2
5.2
Skyscrapers of New York City, from the North River
1903
Producer
5.1
5.1
Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical Laboratory
1897
5.0
5.0
Okay for Sound
1946
5.0
5.0
Nursery Favorites
1913
Producer
5.0
5.0
Jack's Joke
1913
Producer
5.0
5.0
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
1914
Producer
4.9
4.9
Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2
1899
Producer
4.8
4.8
President McKinley Taking the Oath
1901
Producer
4.8
4.8
Corbett and Courtney Before the Kinetograph
1894
Producer
4.8
4.8
Fatima's Coochee-Coochee Dance
1896
Producer
4.7
4.7
Cock Fight
1896
Producer
4.5
4.5
Sioux Ghost Dance
1894
Producer
4.4
4.4
The Trick Cyclist
1901
Producer
4.4
4.4
Serpentine Dance - Annabelle
1897
Producer
4.3
4.3
Imperial Japanese Dance
1894
Producer
4.3
4.3
Capsize of Lifeboat
1897
Producer
4.0
4.0
Arrival of the Governor General, Lord Minto, at Quebec
1902
Producer
4.0
4.0
Early Edison Camera Tests
1891
Producer
4.0
4.0
Chicago-Michigan Football Game
1903
Producer
4.0
4.0
Canoeing on the Charles River, Boston, Mass.
1904
Producer
4.0
4.0
American Falls from Above, American Side
1896
Executive Producer
3.2
3.2
Launch of Life Boat
1897
Producer
3.0
3.0
2nd Special Service Battalion, Canadian Infantry, Parade and Embarkation
1899
Producer
3.0
3.0
Parade of Marines, U.S. Cruiser, 'Brooklyn'
1898
Producer
3.0
3.0
New York Police Parade, June 1st, 1899
1899
Producer
2.7
2.7
General Lee's Procession, Havana
1899
Producer
2.6
2.6
Electrocuting an Elephant
1903
Producer
1.8
1.8
Indian War Council
1894
Producer
1.0
1.0
The Passion Play of Oberammergau
1898
Producer
1.0
1.0
Launch of Surf Boat
1897
Producer
Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.
1928
The Golden Twenties
1950
as Self (archive footage)
Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists
1998
as Self (archive footage)
Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents Company
1909
Producer
The Crash of 1929
1990
as Self (archive footage)
A Day with Thomas A. Edison
1922
as Self
A Minstrel Show
1913
Producer
Censorship and Its Absurdities
1915
Producer
Parsifal
1904
Producer
The Five Bachelors
1913
Producer
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
1909
Producer
The Edison Kinetophone
1913
Producer
The Musical Blacksmiths
1913
Producer
The Deaf Mute
1913
Producer
The Old Guard
1913
Producer
The Politician
1913
Producer
A Jewish Dance at Jerusalem
1903
Producer
East Side Drive, No. 1
1896
Executive Producer
Starting for the Fire
1896
Producer
American Falls, from Incline R.R.
1896
Producer
Rescue - Resuscitation
1897
Producer
Alciede Capitane
1898
Producer
Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association Championships
1904
Producer
Lucia di Lammermoor
1911
Producer
Julius Caesar
1913
Producer
Her Redemption
1913
Producer
The Irish Policeman
1913
Producer
Votes for Women
1913
Producer
Andrew Carnegie
1914
Producer
The Birth of the Telephone
1914
Producer
The Old Violin
1914
Producer
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