Biography
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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
Dick Henderson
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1926
Dick Henderson
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1926
My Old Kentucky Home
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1926
Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia'
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1926
Sweet Adeline
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 1926
President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Grounds
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1924
Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
Weber and Fields Pool Hall
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
Ben Bernie and All the Lads
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
From Far Seville
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1923
Casey at the Bat
Role: Director
MOVIE • 1922