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Lee De Forest(1873-1961)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Cinematographer
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Lee De Forest was born on 26 August 1873 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Phonofilm (1923), A Musical Monologue (1923) and Syncopation and Song (1927). He was married to Marie Mosquini, Nora Stanton Blatch, Lucille Sheardown and Mary Mayo (concert singer). He died on 30 June 1961 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornAugust 26, 1873
DiedJune 30, 1961(87)
BornAugust 26, 1873
DiedJune 30, 1961(87)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Phonofilm
  • Producer
  • 1923
A Musical Monologue
Short
  • Producer
  • 1923
Syncopation and Song
Short
  • Producer
  • 1927
George Bernard Shaw (1927)
George Bernard Shaw
7.5
Short
  • Producer
  • 1927

Credits

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Producer



  • The Fire Brigade
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Carrie from Lancasheer
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • The Orderly Room
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • The Raw Recruit
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • The Barrister
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Safety First
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • The 'Flu That Flew
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Ashton and Rawson
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Mr. George Mozart the Famous Comedian
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Almost a Gentleman
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Mirth and Magic
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • Ain't She Sweet
    Short
    • producer
    • 1928
  • I Don't Care What You Used to Be
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • Syncopation and Song
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927
  • John Citizen's Lament
    Short
    • producer
    • 1927

Director



  • Syncopation and Song
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • To See If My Dreams Come True
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • George Bernard Shaw (1927)
    George Bernard Shaw
    7.5
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Charles A. Lindbergh in Charles A. Lindbergh (1927)
    Charles A. Lindbergh
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1927
  • Bleak House
    5.8
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Ethel Hook
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Alvin and Kelvin Keech
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Alma Barnes the Internationally Famous Mimic
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Jack Pearl and Ben Bard
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Cuban Sound Documentary
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Sidney Bernstein Welcomes Phonofilm
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Dick Henderson
    Short
    • Director
    • 1926
  • Paul Specht Musical Number
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Chauncey Depew
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925
  • Helen Lewis and Her All-Girl Jazz Syncopators
    Short
    • Director
    • 1925

Cinematographer



  • Syncopation and Song
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Teddy Brown
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • The Actors' Squad
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • To See If My Dreams Come True
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • George Bernard Shaw (1927)
    George Bernard Shaw
    7.5
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Farewell Message of Mr. Levine and Captain Hinchcliffe, Just Before Their Departure on Their Return Flight to America
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1927
  • Thorpe Bates
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • The Flat Charleston
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Ethel Hook
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Alvin and Kelvin Keech
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • Jack Pearl and Ben Bard
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • The Radio Franks
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1926
  • A Night in Dixie
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Helen Lewis and Her All-Girl Jazz Syncopators
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925
  • Gloria Swanson Dialogue
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1925

Personal details

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  • Born
    • August 26, 1873
    • Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • June 30, 1961
    • Hollywood, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Marie MosquiniOctober 1930 - June 30, 1961 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 5 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Inventor of the Audion vacuum tube, which was a key component of all major communication devices (radio, telephone, radar, television) prior to the invention of the transistor.
  • Quotes
    [on radio advertising] What have you done with my child? You have sent him out on the street in rags of ragtime to collect money from all and sundry. You have made of him a laughingstock of intelligence, surely a stench in the nostrils of the gods of the ionosphere.

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