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Thomas A. Edison
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How Did Thomas A. Edison Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 84
Also known asThomas Alva Edison, Thomas Edison, The Wizard of Menlo ParkGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn11/02/1847Born inMilan, Ohio, USADied18/10/1931 (aged 84)Died inWest OrangeCausetype 2 diabetesWikidataQ8743 ↗Buried atThomas Edison National Historical ParkTMDb#239027 ↗

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventions, which include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb, have had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world.

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Filmography20 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2026EQUITY 6928MovieSelf (Archive)179
2020History 101SeriesSelf (archive footage)173
2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundMovieSelf (voice) (archive footage)172
2019The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon ValleyMovieSelf (archive footage)172
2015EdisonMovieHimself (archive footage)168
2008Murnau, Borzage and FoxMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)161
2002NaqoyqatsiMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)155
1998Star Power: The Creation Of United ArtistsMovieSelf (archive footage)151
1990The Crash of 1929MovieSelf (archive footage)143
1978Encyclopédie audiovisuelle du cinémaSeriesSelf (archive footage)131
1972The Wizard Who Spat on the FloorMovieHimself (Archival Footage)125
1964HorizonSeriesSelf117
1955MGM ParadeSeriesSelf108
1950The Golden TwentiesMovieSelf (archive footage)103
1946Okay for SoundMovie—99
1942The Film That Was LostMovieSelf (archive footage)95
1928Guests at the Presentation of Kodacolor at the Home of Mr. George Eastman, Rochester, N.Y.Movie—81
1922A Day with Thomas A. EdisonMovieSelf75
1909Meeting of the Motion Pictures Patents CompanyMovieHimself62
1897Mr. Edison at Work in His Chemical LaboratoryMovie—50