Emmett Brown Marty departs in the DeLorean for 1985, Doc starts a family with Clara; the couple have two sons, Jules and Verne. He eventually builds another time machine out of a steam locomotive, and the Browns return to 1985 in order to pick up Einstein before setting out for another adventure. Emmett Brown Emmett Lathrop "Doc" Brown, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the "Back to the Future trilogy" in which he is the inventor of the first time machine, built out of a DeLorean sports car. The character is portrayed by Christopher Lloyd in all three films, as well as
Emmett I. Brown Jr. Joe Louis and Sugar Ray Robinson. Brown's photos also document the activities of Indianapolis churches and church groups, local businesses, street scenes, and his family members during the 1940s and 1950s. Brown suffered from a rheumatic heart condition and died on September 9, 1959, in Indianapolis, a year after undergoing open heart surgery. Funeral services were held at the Martindale Avenue Church of Christ, where he had served as assistant pastor. Brown was buried at Floral Park Cemetery in Indianapolis. Many of Brown's photographs from the 1940s and 1950s are included the collections of the Indiana Historical Society. Emmett I.