Edison Studios

Edison Studios
IndustryMotion pictures
Founded1894; 130 years ago (1894)
FounderThomas A. Edison
Defunct1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Headquarters
United States
Number of locations
Area served
United States, Europe
Key people
ProductsSilent films
ParentEdison Manufacturing Company (1894–1911)
Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (1911–1918)

Edison Studios was an American film production organization, owned by companies controlled by inventor and entrepreneur, Thomas Edison. The studio made close to 1,200 films, as part of the Edison Manufacturing Company (1894–1911) and then Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (1911–1918), until the studio's closing in 1918. Of that number, 54 were feature length, and the remainder were shorts.[1] All of the company's films have fallen into the public domain because they were released before 1928.

  1. ^ Conot, Robert (1979). Thomas A. Edison : a streak of luck. New York, N.Y.: Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306802614.