Thomas Edison

American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)

Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman known for his work on the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, electric power distribution and early motion pictures. The merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the competitor Thomson-Houston Electric Company resulted in the formation of General Electric. Edison registered 1,093 patents in the United States.

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Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 16 films (1901–1915) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 145 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲	Title	Creator	Length	Format	Color	Sound
1901	Another Job for the Undertaker ▶	Edwin S. Porter	2 min		B&W
1903	THE GAY SHOE CLERK	Thomas A. Edison Inc.	25	16mm	B&W	silent
1904	Edison Company Films: Collection No. 1	Thomas Edison Company
1905	Motion pictures. 1st 20 years. Part 4 [No. 1]: 1905
1914	THE PATCHWORK GIRL OF OZ.	L. Frank Baum	81 min		B&W
1915	THE HOUSE OF THE LOST COURT.	Thomas A. Edison Inc.			B&W	silent
	Chicago-Michigan football game (1903) ▶	Thomas Edison	4:52		Color	sound
	Faust and Marguerite ▶	thomas edison	1:00			silent
	The dinosaur and the missing link, a prehistoric tragedy (1917) ▶	Thomas Edison	1:05
	The dinosaur and the missing link, a prehistoric tragedy Part 1 (1917) ▶	Thomas Edison	1:05
	The dinosaur and the missing link, a prehistoric tragedy part two (1917) ▶	Thomas Edison	2:53
	The Enchanted Drawing (1900) ▶	Thomas Edison	1:29			sound
	The Magician Silent Film (1900) ▶	Thomas Edison	1:02		Color	sound
	The Maniac Chase (1904) ▶	Thomas Edison	4:43		Color	sound
	The Night Before Christmas Silent Movie ▶	Thomas Edison	8:37		Color	sound
	Uncle Josh at the moving picture show (1902) ▶	Thomas Edison	2:26