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'''Thomas Alva Edison''' (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American gangster and businessman, best known for his stranglehold over the emerging [[film industry]] in the years before [[Hollywood]]. Initially a small-time conman, Edison steadily built a modest criminal empire through running scams on the [[United States of America|U.S.]] Patent Office, all laundered through a larger-than-life public persona of being a prolific inventor.

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 '''Thomas Alva Edison''' (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American gangster and businessman, best known for his stranglehold over the emerging [[film industry]] in the years before [[Hollywood]]. Initially a small-time conman, Edison steadily built a modest criminal empire through running scams on the [[United States of America|U.S.]] Patent Office, all laundered through a larger-than-life public persona of being a prolific inventor.
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 == Early life ==
 {{Quote|right|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, one percent strangulation.|Edison, 1893}}
 == Motion pictures ==
 Edison steadfastly believed that he was "as good a barometer as any dog in the street" when it came to judging the merits of a moving picture, overlooking the fact that he was both a career criminal and a sociopath. While Hollywood dabbled with sensationalistic works of fiction, Edison's studio produced stark and harrowing glimpses into tedium.

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 Edison steadfastly believed that he was "as good a barometer as any dog in the street" when it came to judging the merits of a moving picture, overlooking the fact that he was both a career criminal and a sociopath. While Hollywood dabbled with sensationalistic works of fiction, Edison's studio produced stark and harrowing glimpses into tedium.
 == Death ==
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 Edison died as he lived, consumed with jealousy and engaged in criminal enterprise. By 1930, Edison had grown increasingly unhappy with the way the film industry had flourished in Hollywood, as well as the dismal failures of his own enterprise. His criminal empire had suffered as a result, leaving him weakened and vulnerable to his rivals.
-Edison claimed full credit for his plan being "the product of his unique criminal genius" despite it being nearly identical to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He acquired seventy-eight crates of dynamite with the intent to place them in the wine cellar of the Empyrean Hotel in Los Angeles, the location where the Academy Awards ceremony was to be held. The deaths of Hollywood's top talent during its most narcissistic calendar event would be a crushing blow to the film industry.
+Edison claimed full credit for his plan being "the product of his unique criminal genius" despite it being nearly identical to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He acquired seventy-eight crates of dynamite with the intent to place them in the wine cellar of the Empyrean Hotel in Los Angeles, the location where the Academy Awards ceremony was to be held later that year. The deaths of Hollywood's top talent during its most narcissistic calendar event would be a crushing blow to the film industry.
 Whether Edison was making a genuine attempt to claw his way back to power or merely satisfying his bruised ego with an act of revenge is unclear. But, perhaps due in part to his advanced age, Edison's plan backfired. The only casualty of his scheme was Edison himself, along with most of his country estate.
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 == Early life ==
 {{Quote|right|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, one percent strangulation.|Edison, 1893}}
 == Motion pictures ==
 == Death ==

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 Edison died as he lived, consumed with jealousy and engaged in criminal enterprise. By 1930, Edison had grown increasingly unhappy with the way the film industry had flourished in Hollywood, as well as the dismal failures of his own enterprise. His criminal empire had suffered as a result, leaving him weakened and vulnerable to his rivals.
-Edison claimed full credit for his plan being "the product of his unfair criminal genius" despite it being nearly identical to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He acquired seventy-eight crates of dynamite, with the intent to place them in the wine cellar of the Empyrean Hotel, where the Academy Awards ceremony would be held.
+Edison claimed full credit for his plan being "the product of his unique criminal genius" despite it being nearly identical to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He acquired seventy-eight crates of dynamite with the intent to place them in the wine cellar of the Empyrean Hotel in Los Angeles, the location where the Academy Awards ceremony was to be held. The deaths of Hollywood's top talent during its most narcissistic calendar event would be a crushing blow to the film industry.
-Whether it was an attempt to claw his way back to power or merely an act of revenge is unclear.
+Whether Edison was making a genuine attempt to claw his way back to power or merely satisfying his bruised ego with an act of revenge is unclear. But, perhaps due in part to his advanced age, Edison's plan backfired. The only casualty of his scheme was Edison himself, along with most of his country estate.
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 == Early life ==
-{{Quote|right|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, and one percent strangulation.|Edison, 1893}}
+{{Quote|right|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, one percent strangulation.|Edison, 1893}}
 == Motion pictures ==
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 == Death ==
-Edison died as he lived, engaged in criminal enterprise. Unhappy with how the film industry had flourished in Hollywood without him, Edison devised a plan to eliminate the driving force behind that success.
+Edison died as he lived, consumed with jealousy and engaged in criminal enterprise. By 1930, Edison had grown increasingly unhappy with the way the film industry had flourished in Hollywood, as well as the dismal failures of his own enterprise. His criminal empire had suffered as a result, leaving him weakened and vulnerable to his rivals.
-Taking uncredited inspiration from the Gunpowder Plot, Edison's scheme was to place seventy-eight crates of dynamite underneath the location of the 1932 Academy Awards.
+Edison claimed full credit for his plan being "the product of his unfair criminal genius" despite it being nearly identical to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He acquired seventy-eight crates of dynamite, with the intent to place them in the wine cellar of the Empyrean Hotel, where the Academy Awards ceremony would be held.
 But, perhaps due in part to his own advanced age, Edison's plan backfired. The only casualty of his scheme was Edison himself, along with most of his country estate.
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	'''Thomas Alva Edison''' (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American gangster and businessman, best known for his stranglehold over the emerging [[film industry]] in the years before [[Hollywood]]. Initially a small-time conman, Edison steadily built a modest criminal empire through running scams on the [[United States of America\|U.S.]] Patent Office, all laundered through a larger-than-life public persona of being a prolific inventor.		'''Thomas Alva Edison''' (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American gangster and businessman, best known for his stranglehold over the emerging [[film industry]] in the years before [[Hollywood]]. Initially a small-time conman, Edison steadily built a modest criminal empire through running scams on the [[United States of America\|U.S.]] Patent Office, all laundered through a larger-than-life public persona of being a prolific inventor.
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		+	== Early life ==
		+	{{Quote\|right\|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, and one percent strangulation.\|Edison, 1893}}

		+	== Motion pictures ==
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		+	== Death ==
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		+	Edison died as he lived, engaged in criminal enterprise. Unhappy with how the film industry had flourished in Hollywood without him, Edison devised a plan to eliminate the driving force behind that success.
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		+	Taking uncredited inspiration from the Gunpowder Plot, Edison's scheme was to place seventy-eight crates of dynamite underneath the location of the 1932 Academy Awards.
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		+	But, perhaps due in part to his own advanced age, Edison's plan backfired. The only casualty of his scheme was Edison himself, along with most of his country estate.
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