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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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Revision as of 21:08, 2 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.
