About

Known credits:
13
Birthday:
1873-08-26
Place of birth:
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
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Lee De Forest

Overview

Lee de Forest, (born August 26, 1873, Council Bluffs, Iowa, U.S.—died June 30, 1961, Hollywood, California), American inventor of the Audion vacuum tube, which made possible live radio broadcasting and became the key component of all radio, telephone, radar, television, and computer systems before the invention of the transistor in 1947. Although de Forest was bitter over the financial exploitation of his inventions by others, he was widely honoured as the “father of radio” and the “grandfather of television.” He was supported strongly but unsuccessfully for the Nobel Prize for Physics.

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Directing
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1924 President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Grounds Directing Director 59
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1923 Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River Directing Director N/A
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1923 Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs Directing Director 58
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1923 Ben Bernie and All the Lads Directing Director 58
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1923 Weber and Fields Pool Hall Directing Director N/A
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1923 A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor Directing Director 58
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1923 Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Directing Director N/A
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1923 From Far Seville Directing Director 59
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1922 Casey at the Bat Directing Director 59
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Production
1926 Dick Henderson Production Producer N/A
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1926 Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia' Production Producer N/A
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1926 Sweet Adeline Production Producer N/A
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