Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
- [D. W. Griffith (1875-1948) was an American film director.]
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Fuller Name
- David Wark
Variants
- Griffit, Dėvid Uork, 1875-1948
- Griffith, David Wark, 1875-1948
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1875-01-22
Death Date
- 1948-07-23
Has Affiliation
- Organization: United Artists Corporation
Birth Place
- La Grange (Ky.)
Associated Language
- English
Occupation
Motion picture producers and directors
film producer
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Earlier Established Forms
- Griffith, David Wark, 1875-1948
Sources
- found: The birth of a nation, c1915.
- found: Trauberg, L. Z. Dėvid Uork Griffit, 1981:t.p. (Dėvid Uork Griffit)
- found: AFI cat.: features 1911-20, index, c1988:p. 96 (D.W. Griffith; same as Captain Victor Marier; M. Gaston de Tolignac; Grenville Warwick)
- found: Wikipedia, Jan. 28, 2011(D. W. Griffith; David Llewelyn Wark Griffith; American film director, producer, actor; b. Jan. 22, 1875 in La Grange, Ky.; d. July 23, 1948 in Hollywood, Calif.; founder of United Artists)
- found: Movie Music UK, viewed April 6, 2022(In 1913 Director D. W. Griffith took interest in the 1905 novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr. and believed it provided an opportunity to bring an epic tale to the big screen. He secured the film rights offering 25% interest in the film and would use his own production company to produce the film) - https://moviemusicuk.us/2022/01/10/the-birth-of-a-nation-joseph-carl-breil/
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- 1979-09-20: new
- 2023-09-09: revised
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