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	D W Griffith D. W. Griffith (David Llewelyn Wark Griffith), 1875-1948, American movie director and producer, b. La Grange, Ky. Griffith was the first major American film director. He began his film career as an actor and a scenario writer in 1908 with the Biograph Company. He soon began to direct and at once... Read more
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	Samuel Prescott Samuel Prescott , 1751-c.1777, American Revolutionary figure, b. Concord, Mass. On the night of Apr. 18, 1775, he, Paul Revere , and William Dawes set out to warn the countryside of the British advance toward Concord. Revere was captured on the way, but Prescott got through with the news. He was... Read more
	George Cukor George Cukor Known for his ability to elicit great performances, American film director George Cukor (1899-1983) was a stylistic craftsman who made elegant comedies and dramas from the 1930s through the 1960s.He won an Academy Award in 1964 for directing the musical My Fair Lady. ... Read more
	Paul Revere Paul Revere 1735-1818, American silversmith and political leader in the American Revolution , b. Boston. In his father's smithy he learned to work gold and silver, and he became a leading silversmith of New England. He also turned to various other skills—designing, engraving, printing, bell... Read more
	John Wayne John Wayne 1907-79, American movie actor, b. Winterset, Iowa, as Marion Michael Morrison. An enduringly popular movie star from his debut in 1930, Wayne combined the toughness necessary to play westerners and soldiers with an appealing amiability. He collaborated with John Ford , who discovered... Read more
	Paisa PAISÀ (Paisan) Italy, 1946 Director:Roberto Rossellini Production:Organization Films International in collaboration with Foreign Films Productions, some sources also credit Capitani Films; black and white, 35mm; running time: 117 minutes, originally... Read more
	Psycho PSYCHO USA, 1960 Director:Alfred Hitchcock Production:Universal Pictures; black and white, 35mm; running time: 109 minutes. Released June 1960, originally by Paramount. Filmed on Universal backlots, interiors filmed at Revue Studios, locations shot on... Read more
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