Difference between revisions of "Thomas Edison"
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{{Quote|right|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, one percent strangulation.|Edison, 1893}} | {{Quote|right|Genius is ninety-nine percent intimidation, one percent strangulation.|Edison, 1893}} | ||
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== Motion pictures == | == Motion pictures == | ||
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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 == | == Death == | ||
Revision as of 19:31, 4 August 2024
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 U.S. Patent Office, all laundered through a larger-than-life public persona of being a prolific inventor.
