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Edison, the Man is a 1940 biographical film depicting the life of inventor Thomas Edison, who was portrayed by Spencer Tracy. Hugo Butler and Dore Schary were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story for their work on this film.
Edison, the Man: Directed by Clarence Brown. With Spencer Tracy, Rita Johnson, Lynne Overman, Charles Coburn. 82-year-old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty-year career of scientific achievement.
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- Biography, Drama
- Clarence Brown
- 1940-05-10
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. [1] [2] [3] He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. [4]
Branded as a charlatan by the scientific community, Edison strives to perfect his light invention. Enduring years of failure, Edison perseveres until he discovers incandescent light. Opposed by the gas interests led by Taggart, Edison is granted six months to prove that he can light New York City.
- Clarence Brown, Robert A. Golden
- Spencer Tracy
John Edison, the second generation American, was staunchly Tory during the War of Independence and like many thousands of other American royalists had to flee his homeland, and a death sentence, when the British surrendered at Yorktown in 1781.
Thomas Edison (Spencer Tracy) is an enterprising young inventor hungry for achievement. After he sells a version of the stock market ticker that he has perfected, Edison uses the money to open...
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