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D. W. Griffith

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D. W. Griffith

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Also known as David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, David Wark Griffith, David Griffith, D W Griffith, David W. Griffith

American filmmaker (1875–1948)

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D. W. Griffith was an American filmmaker whose professional career spanned from 1895 to 1931. Born on January 22, 1875, and died on July 23, 1948, he is recognized for his contributions to motion pictures. His notable works include *Orphans of the storm* and *Way down east* (1920). He has been recognized in the Hollywood Walk Of Fame collection.

Griffith is also associated with written works, including *The impact of D.W. Griffith's motion pictures from 1908 to 1914 on contemporary American culture* and *The papers of D.W. Griffith, 1897-1954*. Other listed works include *The rise and fall of free speech in America*. He is referenced by 1,936 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1875
Died
1948
Works
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  • The impact of D.W. Griffith's motion pictures from 1908 to 1914 on contemporary American culture
  • The papers of D.W. Griffith, 1897-1954
  • [Autobiographical material by Griffith and biographical material by G.W. Bitzer]
  • The rise and fall of free speech in America
  • Orphans of the storm

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David Llewelyn Wark "D. W." Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the epic 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance (1916). Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera and narrative techniques, and its immense popularity set the stage for the dominance of the feature-length film in the United States. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/D.+W.+Griff

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5 total works indexed

  1. VI. The phenomena of rupture and flow in solids

    · 1921 · cited 7,670x

  2. A view of cloud computing

    · 2010 · cited 6,823x

  3. An Official ATS/IDSA Statement: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases

    · 2007 · cited 5,189x

  4. Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for <i>Fungi</i>

    · 2012 · cited 4,510x

  5. Determination of glutathione and glutathione disulfide using glutathione reductase and 2-vinylpyridine

    · 1980 · cited 3,888x

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Encyclopedic overview

David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film.

To modern audiences, Griffith is known primarily for directing the 1915 film The Birth of a Nation. One of the most financially successful films of all time and considered a landmark by film historians, it has also been denounced for its degrading portrayals of African Americans, its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan, and support for the Confederacy. The film led to riots in several major cities all over the United States and the NAACP attempted to have it banned. Griffith made his next film Intolerance (1916) as an answer to critics, who he felt unfairly maligned his work.

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