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Griffith, D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark)
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Griffith, D[avid Lewelyn] W[ark] (1875–1948), motion‐picture producer and director, who as a pioneer in the medium introduced such devices as the close‐up and fade‐out. His picture
The Birth of a Nation (1915), based on Thomas Dixon's
The Clansman, was the first large screen spectacle in the genre. His other productions include
Intolerance (1916),
Hearts of the World (1918),
Broken Blossoms (1919), and
Orphans of the Storm (1921).
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D.W. GRIFFITH DEMONSTRATED THE POWER OF FILM.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/6/1997; 700+ words
; ...NYE Knight-Ridder By the time D.W. Griffith died in 1948, he was all but...learn about him by tuning in ``D.W. Griffith: Father of Film,'' a three...on TCM. CAPTION(S): ``D.W. GRIFFITH: Father of Film,'' a documentary...
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D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation: A History of "The Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time.".(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 8/1/2009; ; 700+ words
; D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation: A History of "The Most Controversial Motion...533679-5; cloth, $99.00, ISB N 978-0-19-533678-8.) D. W. Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation (1915) has attracted the attention...
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Hollywood debates D.W. Griffith's legacy
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 2/6/2000; ; 700+ words
; Hollywood debates D.W. Griffith's legacy By ROBERT W. WELKOS...achievement award was named for D.W. Griffith, whose 1915 film, "The Birth...endorse his decision to rename the D.W. Griffith Award. With little debate and...
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D.W. Griffith's silent treatment; Director's 'Way Down East' opens revival at National Gallery.(SHOW)(FROM THE VAULTS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 11/2/2007; 700+ words
; ...begin Nov. 11 at 4 p.m. with D.W. Griffith's "Way Down East," released...superlative emotional instrument, D.W. Griffith demonstrates a flair for juggling...kind of homecoming charm about D.W. Griffith's rustics in "Way Down East...
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The first prince of Babylon. (filmmaker D.W. Griffith)(The Prophets of Pop Culture)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 6/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; Hollywood was but an orchard when D. W. Griffith launched an art form and a century of vicarious thrills...of imperiled maidens. America was left spellbound. D. W. Griffith had molded light and shadows into a new art form...
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With New DVD Set, a Bigger Picture of D.W. Griffith's Work
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/2/2009; ; 700+ words
; The director D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) is probably best remembered...the first of only two sound films Griffith made, with Walter Huston as an appropriately...beneficent hero. A documentary titled "D.W. Griffith: Father of Film" (1993), assembled...
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A Corner in Wheat and Selected D.W. Griffith Biograph Shorts, 1909-1913. (video recording reviews)
Magazine article from: Journal of Popular Film and Television; 6/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; Mention the names D. W. Griffith and Lillian Gish and numerous classic...of A Nation, are quick to damn Griffith a rabid racist). Mary Pickford...actress Linda Arvidson (then Mrs. D. W. Griffith) in The Unchanging Sea (1910...
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IOWA UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE SERVICES DIVISION ISSUES DECISION ON APPEAL REGARDING ANDREW W. GRIFFITH V. TRI-VIEW HEATING AND COOLING
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/17/2006; 700+ words
; ...STATEMENT OF THE CASE: Andrew W. Griffith filed a timely appeal from...claimant's mother, Mary Griffith, participated on his behalf...the employer. Exhibit D-1 was admitted into evidence...law judge finds: Andrew W. Griffith was on layoff from Tri...
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D.W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative Film: The Early Years at Biograph.
Magazine article from: The Nation; 11/4/1991; ; 700+ words
; Late in 1913 D.W. Griffith, breaking with the Biograph Company...this policy of company impersonality Griffith was asserting his authorship and his...film critics and historians endorsed Griffith's claim to authorship. For several...
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D.W. Griffith Masterworks. (Homevideo).(Video Recording Review)
Magazine article from: Cineaste; 6/22/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Almost a century has now passed since Griffith began making films, and we see...native land? On the one hand, Griffith's visual genius and staggering...minds with the colossus that is D. W. Griffith? To start with, we must have the...
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D. W. Griffith
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
D. W. Griffith (David Llewelyn Wark Griffith), 1875...successful. Bibliography: See Mrs. D. W. Griffith, When the Movies Were Young (1925...1969); K. Brown, Adventures with D. W. Griffith (1973); R. Schickel, D. W. Griffith...
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Griffith, D. W. 1875-1948
Book article from: American Decades
GRIFFITH, D. W. 1875-1948 Movie director Motion Picture Pioneer One of the first...directors to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of film, D. W. Griffith made a major impact on the development of the art and techniques of...
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Griffith, D.W.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Griffith, D.W. (1875–1948), motion...era. Bibliography Richard Schickel , D.W. Griffith: An American Life , 1984. Tom Gunning , D.W. Griffith and the Origins of American Narrative...
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Griffith, D.W
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
GRIFFITH, D.W Nationality: American. Born: David Wark Griffith on Oldham County Farm, near...Brayington," and "Thomas Griffith," actor in regional stock...association with cameraman G.W. (Billy) Bitzer, and with...
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Griffith, D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
Griffith, D[avid Lewelyn] W[ark] (1875–1948), motion‐picture producer and director, who as a pioneer in the medium introduced...
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