D.W. Griffith

D.W. Griffith

Director and writer. Born 22 January 1875 in LaGrange, Kentucky, USA. Died 23 July 1948.

4

Titles on Fi1m3 directing · 1 crew

63

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

Born

22 January 1875, LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Died

23 July 1948

Active

1915–1936

Frequently works with

Lillian Gish, Frank E. Woods, Mae Marsh, Richard Barthelmess

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David Wark Griffith (2015) — David Wark Griffith (2015)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Title: D.W. Griffith Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900) — Title: D.W. Griffith Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. (1900)Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Title: D.W. Griffith Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. — Title: D.W. Griffith Abstract/medium: 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller.Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Dorothy & Lillian Gish, D.W. Griffith (1922) — Dorothy & Lillian Gish, D.W. Griffith (1922)Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Title: D.W. Griffith, 1/30/21 Abstract/medium: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress) Physical description: 1 negative : (1921) — Title: D.W. Griffith, 1/30/21 Abstract/medium: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress) Physical description: 1 negative : (1921)National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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