Lee De Forest

Directing

Born August 26, 1873 · Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

14 films as director · Active 1922–1926

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 an…

Known for

Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

1991

Directed(14)

1926Dick Henderson★ 8.0

1924President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Grounds★ 6.3

1923Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs★ 4.5

1923A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor★ 5.2

1923Weber and Fields Pool Hall

1923Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River★ 9.0

1923From Far Seville★ 8.0

1923Ben Bernie and All the Lads★ 5.5

1923What the Phonofilm Means

1923A Study in Contrasts

1923Harlequin Serenade

1923Stringed Harmony

1923Parade of the Wooden Soldiers from Chauve Souris

1922Casey at the Bat★ 6.2

Acting(1)

1991Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made RadioSelf - Objects to Quality of Radio Programming (archive footage)

Film