D W Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith
American
American
American Film Director, instrumental in creating the modern feature length film. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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| Biograph Company | 1908 | 1913 |
American Film Director, instrumental in creating the modern feature length film. - AsNotedIn
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biograph Company | 1908 | 1913 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1909/04/19 | "Lady Helen's Escapade " is released. | Director | Lady Helen's Escapade | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | |||
| 1909/11/00 | D W Griffith films "A Corner in Wheat" at the Biograph Company Studio (shot in the ballroom of a brownstone), 11 E 14th St, New York City (razed). | Director | A Corner in Wheat (film) | ||||
| 1909/12/13 | "A Corner in Wheat" is released by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. | Director | A Corner in Wheat (film) | Wheat | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | ||
| 1913/00/00 | W D Griffith buys a house for his mother Mary. Various other Griffith family members live here until 1936. | Owner | D W Griffith House | La Grange | |||
| 1915/02/08 | Directed by D W Griffith, "The Birth of a Nation" premieres at Clune's Auditorium (razed) at 427 W 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA. | Director, Sreenwriter | The Birth of a Nation (film) | Historic Downtown | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | ||
| 1915/02/08 | Directed by D W Griffith, "The Birth of a Nation" premieres at Clune's Auditorium (razed) at 427 W 5th Street, Los Angeles, CA. | Director, Sreenwriter | The Birth of a Nation (film) | Historic Downtown | Creation of Cinematic Film | ||
| 1916/00/00 | "Intolerance" is released. | Director | Intolerance | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | |||
| 1919/05/13 | "Broken Blossoms" is released | Director | Broken Blossoms | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | |||
| 1920/00/00 | "Way Down East " is released. | Director | Way Down East | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | |||
| 1921/00/00 | "Orphans of the Storm " is released. | Director | Orphans of the Storm (1921 film) | American Lightning - The Birth Of Hollywood | |||
| 1923/05/21 | D W Griffith's "The White Rose", made at the Miami Movie Studios in Hialeah, is released. | Director, Screenwriter | Hialeah | Florida | |||
| 1936/00/00 | David Wark Griffith moves into Griffith House, staying until 1939. | Home | D W Griffith House | La Grange | |||
| 1948/07/27 | Memorial service for service for D W Griffith is held at Hollywood Masonic Temple | In Memoriam | Hollywood Masonic Temple | Los Angeles |
7 Creative Works by D W Griffith »
| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| Lady Helen's Escapade | Director | Film | 1909/04/19 |
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| A Corner in Wheat (film) | Director | Film | 1909/12/13 |
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| The Birth of a Nation (film) | Director, Sreenwriter | Film | 1915/02/08 |
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| Intolerance | Director | Film | 1916/00/00 |
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| Broken Blossoms | Director | Film | 1919/05/13 |
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| Way Down East | Director | Film | 1920/00/00 |
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| Orphans of the Storm (1921 film) | Director | Film | 1921/00/00 |
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