 In his later career, Moore developed a miniature neon lamp, which was extensively used in electronic displays, and vacuum tubes, which were used in early television systems.David Fulmer, the author of a series of novels about Storyville, New Orleans and the producer of the documentary film "Blind Willie's Blues," was born in Northumberland in 1950 and resided there until he was eighteen.Fulmer's mother and father were lifelong residents of the borough.