Lee De Forest
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- August 26, 1873
- Died
- June 30, 1961
- Birthplace
- Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
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
Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio 1991
as Self - Objects to Quality of Radio Programming (archive footage)
- The Lard Song
The Lard Song 1927
Producer
- Dick Henderson
Dick Henderson 1926
Director, Producer
My Old Kentucky Home 1926
Producer
Billy Merson Singing 'Desdemonia' 1926
Producer
Sweet Adeline 1926
Producer
President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Grounds 1924
Director
Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River 1923
Director
Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs 1923
Director
- Ben Bernie and All the Lads
Ben Bernie and All the Lads 1923
Director
- Weber and Fields Pool Hall
Weber and Fields Pool Hall 1923
Director
From Far Seville 1923
Director
- A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor
A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor 1923
Director
- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers from Chauve Souris
Parade of the Wooden Soldiers from Chauve Souris 1923
Director
- Stringed Harmony
Stringed Harmony 1923
Director
- Harlequin Serenade
Harlequin Serenade 1923
Director
- A Study in Contrasts
A Study in Contrasts 1923
Director
- What the Phonofilm Means
What the Phonofilm Means 1923
Director
Casey at the Bat 1922
Director, Producer
Credits from TMDB.