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Edwin S. Grosvenor is a writer, photographer, and President and Editor-in-Chief of American Heritage. [1] He has published nine books and is best known for writing on his great-grandfather, Alexander Graham Bell, including two books and several magazine articles.
The Story of My Life, first published in book form in 1903 is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, particularly her experiences with Anne Sullivan. [1] Portions of it were adapted by William Gibson for a 1957 Playhouse 90 production, a 1959 Broadway play , a 1962 Hollywood feature film , and the Indian film Black .
The 1939 film The Story of Alexander Graham Bell was based on his life and works. [233] The 1965 BBC miniseries Alexander Graham Bell starring Alec McCowen and Francesca Annis. The 1992 film The Sound and the Silence was a TV film. Biography aired an episode Alexander Graham Bell: Voice of Invention on August 6, 1996.
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell is a somewhat fictionalized 1939 biographical film of the famous inventor. It was filmed in black-and-white and released by Twentieth Century-Fox. The film stars Don Ameche as Bell and Loretta Young as Mabel, his wife, who contracted scarlet fever at an early age and became deaf.
Reluctant Genius: The Passionate Life and Inventive Mind of Alexander Graham Bell 2006; Extraordinary Canadians: Nellie McClung 2008; Gold Diggers: Striking it Rich in the Klondike 2010; The Massey Murder: A Maid, Her Master and the Trial that Shocked a Country 2013; The Promise of Canada 2016
In April 1998, Bruce accused Scottish historian James A. Mackay of plagiarizing his book Bell: Alexander Graham Bell and The Conquest of Solitude, even as Mackay acknowledged Bruce on page 12 of his book. [3] [8] Accusations also appeared in the review of Mackay's book by The Washington Post. [9]
Hard Call: Great Decisions and the Extraordinary People Who Made Them is a book written by United States Senator John McCain with Mark Salter. Its theme is decision-making based on personal principles. The hardcover edition was released August 14, 2007, and the paperback edition was subsequently released on February 29, 2008.
U.S. patent 0,161,739 – Improvement in Transmitters and Receivers for Electric Telegraphs – Alexander Graham Bell, issued April 6, 1875; U.S. patent 0,166,095 – Electrical Telegraph for Transmitting Musical Tones – Elisha Gray, issued July 27, 1875; Reissue # 8559 Jan. 28, 1879