Thomas A. Edison

Thomas A. Edison

producer, director, additional crew

Thomas A. Edison was born on Feb 11, 1847 in USA. Thomas A. Edison's big-screen debut came with Frankenstein directed by J. Searle Dawley in 1910.

Thomas A. Edison was born on February 11, 1847 in Milan, Ohio, USA as Thomas Alva Edison. He was a producer and director, known for silent movies such as, The Trick Cyclist (1901), The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914) and Bicycle Trick Riding, No. 2 (1899). He also produced the first American film version of Frankenstein in 1910. That was of course, twenty years before Universal Studios introduced the monster with Boris Karloff. This paved the way for modern day horror as we now know it. Edison is however, perhaps better known as an inventor of many conveniences like the light bulb. He of course produced many other inventions like, among others, the phonograph, power stations, the carbon switch microphone, and motion picture cameras. These advancements gave him a firm place in the history of American Greatness as well as American film production.He was married to Mina Miller and Mary Stilwell. He died on October 18, 1931 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA.

  • Birthday

    Feb 11, 1847
  • Place of Birth

    Milan, Ohio, USA

Awards

3 wins & 0 nominations

Grammy Awards
2010
Technical Grammy Award
Winner - Grammy
1977
Trustees Award
Winner - Grammy
Walk of Fame
1960
Motion Picture
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame

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