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American filmmaker (1875–1948)
Japanese film" liken to D. W. Griffith, and was nicknamed by Griffith as "Griffith Makino". UPI (July 23, 1948) "D.W. Griffith, 73, film pioneer, dies"
D._W._Griffith
These are the films directed by the pioneering American filmmaker D. W. Griffith (1875–1948). According to IMDb, he directed 41 feature-length and 478
D._W._Griffith_filmography
Historic house in Kentucky, United States
The D. W. Griffith House is an historic building in La Grange, Kentucky in the United States. It was owned by movie director D. W. Griffith, who rose
D._W._Griffith_House
American actress (1884–1949)
new, rapidly expanding film industry after meeting her future husband D. W. Griffith, who impressed her as an innovative screen director. Their marriage
Linda_Arvidson
A list of books and essays about D. W. Griffith: D.W. Griffith's the Birth of a Nation : A History of the Most Controversial Motion Picture of All Time:
D._W._Griffith_bibliography
allowed her to produce her own films. In 1919, Pickford teamed with D.W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks to create United Artists, an
Mary_Pickford_filmography
Defunct American film studio
Filmindustri and France's Pathé. The company was home to pioneering director D. W. Griffith and such actors as Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, and Lionel Barrymore
Biograph_Company
American actress (1891-1976)
work in early film including The Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D. W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh. She
Miriam_Cooper
McLaren (portrayed by Dawn-Lyen Gardner) is a reporter for WJBP-TV. Dave "D.W." Griffith (portrayed by Jeremiah Richard Craft) is a young kid selling videos
List_of_Luke_Cage_characters
the Altar, drama directed by D. W. Griffith for the Biograph Company A Corner in Wheat, drama directed by D. W. Griffith for the Biograph Company The
1909_in_film
Sound recording process for motion pictures
used by D. W. Griffith to record singing and sound effects sequences for his movie Dream Street (1921). Employing the Phonokinema system, Griffith turned
Photokinema
Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979)
co-founded United Artists alongside Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith, and was also one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture
Mary_Pickford
1915 film by D. W. Griffith
Birth of a Nation is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon
The_Birth_of_a_Nation
American actor and filmmaker (1883–1939)
co-founded United Artists alongside Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford and D. W. Griffith. Fairbanks married Pickford in 1920 and the couple came to be regarded
Douglas_Fairbanks
1930 film
the title D. W. Griffith's "Abraham Lincoln", is a 1930 pre-Code American biographical film about Abraham Lincoln directed by D. W. Griffith. It stars
Abraham_Lincoln_(1930_film)
1916 film directed by D. W. Griffith
Intolerance is a 1916 American anthology silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. Subtitled as Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages and A Sun-Play of the
Intolerance_(film)
July 14 – D. W. Griffith becomes a director at the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in New York City. Between 1908 and 1913, Griffith will direct
1908_in_film
Silent movie set built in Los Angeles, United States
the Gates of Babylon used for the 1916 movie Intolerance, directed by D. W. Griffith. The set-piece gained notoriety after the completion of the motion picture
Intolerance_Babylon_set
Special award given to film directors
honoring career achievement in feature film direction. Formerly called D.W. Griffith Award, it was first awarded at the 5th Directors Guild of America Awards
Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award – Feature Film
Directors_Guild_of_America_Lifetime_Achievement_Award_–_Feature_Film
American actress (1893–1993)
the films of director D. W. Griffith. This included her leading role in the highest-grossing film of the silent era, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation
Lillian_Gish
American artist and author (1865–1933)
Reckoning (1908), silent short film adaptation of novel. Directed by D. W. Griffith The Common Law (1916), silent film adaptation of novel. Directed by
Robert_W._Chambers
Filmography of American actress Blanche Sweet
director D. W. Griffith. Sweet remained at Biograph until 1914. Sweet starred in 85 films under Biograph, most of which were one or two reels. Griffith left
Blanche_Sweet_filmography
Sennett, who has previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D. W. Griffith, forms a new company with New York City entrepreneur Adam Kessel, Keystone
1912_in_film
1940 film by D. W. Griffith, Hal Roach, Hal Roach, Jr.
as Mountain Guide Paul Stader as Allosaurus Producer Hal Roach hired D. W. Griffith to produce this film and Of Mice and Men, writing to him, "I need help
One_Million_B.C.
American film editor (1898–2002)
for D. W. Griffith. Elmer was killed in a car accident, and Griffith later employed Margaret as a negative cutter. Booth worked with Griffith's studio
Margaret_Booth
Motion pictures without synchronized recorded sound
stage and screen became apparent. Due to the work of directors such as D. W. Griffith, cinematography became less stage-like, and close ups allowed for understated
Silent_film
Film by Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
starring D. W. Griffith. It is considered to be a lost film. The Music Master tells the story of violinist Herr Von Mitzel (D. W. Griffith) who falls
The_Music_Master_(1908_film)
Style of filmmaking
United States, this artistic change is attributed to filmmakers like D. W. Griffith finally breaking the grip of the Edison Trust to make films independent
Classical_Hollywood_cinema
Austrian-American actor and director (1885–1957)
His first credited role came in Old Heidelberg. He began working with D. W. Griffith, taking an uncredited role as a Pharisee in Intolerance. Additionally
Erich_von_Stroheim
independently produced films located in Fort Lee, New Jersey, March 8 – D. W. Griffith's first feature film, Judith of Bethulia, is released. It is his last
1914_in_film
American actress (1901–1991)
silent film era. She appeared in films from 1916 to 1926, working with D. W. Griffith extensively. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, Dempster was the daughter of
Carol_Dempster
American actress (1893–1930)
Her Awakening, directed by D. W. Griffith, drew her attention and led to her meeting director Mack Sennett while at Griffith's Biograph Company. The two
Mabel_Normand
1902 French short film by Georges Méliès
of narrative film editing by filmmakers such as Edwin S. Porter and D. W. Griffith, it does not use the cinematic vocabulary to which American and European
A_Trip_to_the_Moon
American comedian, actor, juggler and writer (1880–1946)
Sawdust (1925), directed by D. W. Griffith for Paramount Pictures. On the basis of his work in that film and Griffith's subsequent production That Royle
W._C._Fields
American cinematographer (1872–1944)
American cinematographer, notable for his close association and work with D. W. Griffith. Prior to his career as a cameraman, working as a motion picture projectionist
Billy_Bitzer
American actor (1878–1936)
American stage and film actor. He appeared as the Little Colonel in D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation (1915). Henry B. Walthall was born March 16,
Henry_B._Walthall
American actress (1898–1968)
childhood friend, actress Mary Pickford, introduced the sisters to director D. W. Griffith,[clarification needed] and they began performing as extras at the Biograph
Dorothy_Gish
Pioneer American film director D. W. Griffith (1875–1948) enjoyed a wide sphere of influence among his colleagues, including several who worked well past
List of film directors who studied under D. W. Griffith
List_of_film_directors_who_studied_under_D._W._Griffith
significant events. February 1: Fox Film Corporation founded February 8: D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and
1915_in_film
American actress (1894–1968)
She was a film star during the silent era and known for her work with D. W. Griffith, including on his films The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance
Mae_Marsh
Company's The Squaw Man, the first full-length Hollywood feature film. D. W. Griffith ends his series of Biograph shorts, begun in 1908, and leaves the Biograph
1913_in_film
Surname list
(1800–1894), Welsh poet David Griffith (priest) (1936–2024), Welsh Anglican priest D. W. Griffith, American film director Dan Griffith (born 1987), American DJ
Griffith_(surname)
1918 film by D. W. Griffith
directed by D. W. Griffith. In an effort to change the American public's neutral stance regarding the war, the British government contacted Griffith due to
Hearts_of_the_World
1909 American film
The Politician's Love Story is a 1909 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for the Biograph Company. Mack Sennett – Boss Tim Crogan Kathlyn Williams
The_Politician's_Love_Story
Musical
American cinema - actresses Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish, directors D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett, and Paramount Pictures founder Adolph Zukor. When
The_Biograph_Girl
1992 film by Sidney Lumet
poor reviews suffered by both these films, Lumet received the 1993 D. W. Griffith Award from the 45th Directors Guild of America Awards. The film was
A_Stranger_Among_Us
American film producer (1880–1924)
the National Film Registry. He later entered into a partnership with D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett to form the Triangle Motion Picture Company, whose
Thomas_H._Ince
home of D. W. Griffith and Mutual Film Corporation. The studio's name was changed to Fine Arts Studios, and was sometimes known as the Griffith Studio
Reliance-Majestic_Studios
California, the first film made in Hollywood, California, directed by D. W. Griffith. March 12 – American actress Florence Lawrence becomes "the first true
1910_in_film
1913 film
The Sheriff's Baby is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Alfred Paget as the sheriff Henry B. Walthall as first bandit Harry
The_Sheriff's_Baby
American aviation pioneer (1875–1912)
silent film shorts by Biograph Studios. All seven were directed by D. W. Griffith. Stars in her films included Florence La Badie, Wilfred Lucas, and Blanche
Harriet_Quimby
1995 film directed by Martin Scorsese and Michael Henry Wilson
director as story-teller; the director as an illusionist such as D. W. Griffith and F. W. Murnau, who created new editing techniques among other innovations
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
A_Personal_Journey_with_Martin_Scorsese_Through_American_Movies
Barber, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Joseph Graybill and Mary Pickford The Last Drop of Water, directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Blanche Sweet
1911_in_film
Civil War general, U.S. president from 1869 to 1877
McFeely, William S. (1981). Grant: A Biography. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-01372-6. Simpson, Brooks D. "Butcher? Racist? An Examination of William
Ulysses_S._Grant
1920 film directed by D. W. Griffith
Way Down East is a 1920 American silent melodrama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is one of four film adaptations of the
Way_Down_East
Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles County, California. The director D. W. Griffith was central to the development of a film grammar. Orson Welles's Citizen
Cinema_of_the_United_States
1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
The Sacrifice is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Harry Solter as Mr. Hardluck Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Hardluck Linda
The_Sacrifice_(1909_film)
1910 film directed by D. W. Griffith
was the first film shot in Hollywood, California. It was directed by D. W. Griffith of the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (then based in New York
In_Old_California_(1910_film)
1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
Villa is a 1909 American short silent crime drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring David Miles, Florence Lawrence, and Mary Pickford in one
The_Lonely_Villa
1916 American film
1916 silent film drama directed by Joseph Henabery. It was produced by D. W. Griffith (his Fine Arts Film Company) and released through Triangle Film Corporation
The_Children_of_the_Feud
American actor
D. W. Griffith's 1916 epic Intolerance. Born in New York, Bennett worked for Vitagraph in New York before he moved to Hollywood with D. W. Griffith.
Frank_Bennett_(actor)
1913 film
Ranchero's Revenge is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Lionel Barrymore as The Ranchero Harry Carey as The Schemer Claire
The_Ranchero's_Revenge
Catalog of events
and allowed her to produce her films. In 1919 Pickford teamed with D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks to create United Artists, an
Timeline_of_Mary_Pickford
1913 American silent film
The Perfidy of Mary is a 1913 American silent film directed by D. W. Griffith. The picture stars Dorothy Gish and Mae Marsh and has comedic overtones.
The_Perfidy_of_Mary
Book by Thomas Dixon
successful play entitled The Clansman (1905), and a decade later by D. W. Griffith in the 1915 movie The Birth of a Nation. Dixon's novel portrays free
The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan
The_Clansman:_A_Historical_Romance_of_the_Ku_Klux_Klan
American entertainers; vaudeville duo
1927 silent movie, directed by Del Lord with some additional scenes by D. W. Griffith. In 1929 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released their early sound musical The
Duncan_Sisters
1912 American drama film directed by D W Griffith
Teacher and the Waif is a 1912 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was produced by the Biograph Company and distributed by the
The School Teacher and the Waif
The_School_Teacher_and_the_Waif
1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith
Stolen Jewels is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Harry Solter as Mr. Jenkins Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Jenkins Linda
The_Stolen_Jewels_(1908_film)
1913 film by D. W. Griffith
American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was released on February 17, 1913. It was the last film Griffith directed at the Biograph Company's
Drink's_Lure
American actress (1896–1986)
son Lionel in a D. W. Griffith-directed film. In 1909, she started work at Biograph Studios under contract to director D. W. Griffith. By 1910, she had
Blanche_Sweet
Style of filmmaking with large scale, sweeping scope, and spectacle
Wars, which laid the groundwork for the subsequent silent epics of D. W. Griffith. The genre reached a peak of popularity in the early 1960s, when Hollywood
Epic_film
American screenwriter, playwright, author, actress, and television producer
she became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood, when D. W. Griffith put her on the payroll at Triangle Film Corporation. She is best known
Anita_Loos
American actress (1886–1946)
writer and director. She is known for her collaborations with directors D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille, and was a founding member of the Academy of Motion
Jeanie_MacPherson
1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
The Deception is a 1909 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Herbert Yost (also credited Barry O'Moore) as Harvey Colton Florence
The_Deception_(film)
American film editor
the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company working as editors for D. W. Griffith. James is credited in two films for acting early in his career and is
James_and_Rose_Smith
American actor (1889–1954)
featured status, Pallette was cast in many Westerns. He worked with D. W. Griffith on such films as The Birth of a Nation (1915), where he played two parts
Eugene_Pallette
Films by the British filmmaker
corporation he co-founded with Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D. W. Griffith. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, Chaplin was accused of being a Communist
Charlie_Chaplin_filmography
American film and television entertainment studio founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and Douglas Fairbanks. This is a list
List_of_United_Artists_films
Directors Guild of America Awards. Kubrick also was awarded with the D. W. Griffith Award in 1997, the Britannia Award in 1999, and posthumously the BAFTA
List of accolades received by Stanley Kubrick
List_of_accolades_received_by_Stanley_Kubrick
American actor (1895–1963)
principally of the Hollywood silent era. He starred opposite Lillian Gish in D. W. Griffith's Broken Blossoms (1919) and Way Down East (1920) and was among the founders
Richard_Barthelmess
English painter, engraver and illustrator (1789–1854)
of the epic cinema, and there is no doubt that the pioneer director D. W. Griffith was aware of his work." In turn, the diorama makers borrowed Martin's
John_Martin_(painter)
British independent film company
interest in silent cinema. Amongst its film history documentaries are: D. W. Griffith: Father of Film, produced by Kevin Brownlow, David Gill and Patrick
Photoplay_Productions
1908 American silent film
black-and-white short silent Western film which may have been directed by D. W. Griffith. Filmed in Shadyside, New Jersey, in June 1908, the film was released
The_Fight_for_Freedom
1912 film
the Species is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for the Biograph Company. A miner, his wife and sister and one other
The Female of the Species (film)
The_Female_of_the_Species_(film)
1909 film directed by D. W. Griffith
who can no longer afford to buy bread. It was directed by D. W. Griffith and adapted by Griffith and Frank E. Woods from a novel and a short story by Frank
A_Corner_in_Wheat
films featuring Harry Carey. Usai, Paolo Cherchi (July 25, 2019). The Griffith Project, Volume 6: Films Produced in 1912. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-83902-013-1
Harry_Carey_filmography
1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith
The Ingrate is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Arthur V. Johnson as The Trapper Florence Lawrence as The Trapper's
The_Ingrate
Dog breed
the dog breed. The book was also adapted in The Call of the Wild by D. W. Griffith (1908); a second silent film (1923) by Hal Roach; The Call of the Wild
St._Bernard_(dog_breed)
1913 film
The Mistake is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Blanche Sweet as the young woman Henry B. Walthall as Jack / the friend /
The_Mistake_(film)
1924 film by D. W. Griffith
1924 American silent romantic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith for his company D. W. Griffith Productions, and distributed by United Artists. It was
Isn't_Life_Wonderful
American actor, screenwriter and director (1881–1946)
Hollywood's silent film era, working with such cinematic pioneers as D. W. Griffith and Mack Sennett. He directed, as well as co-starred in, Charlie Chaplin's
Henry_Lehrman
American film producer (1877–1956)
Aitken worked with D. W. Griffith and Charlie Chaplin. He was involved with the Majestic and Reliance studios. With D. W. Griffith he co-founded Epoch
Harry_Aitken
1924 film by D. W. Griffith
the American Revolutionary War, in which filmmaker D. W. Griffith created a film adaptation of Robert W. Chambers' 1905 novel The Reckoning. The plot mainly
America_(1924_film)
1911 film directed by D. W. Griffith
Lonedale Operator is a 1911 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Blanche Sweet and written by Mack Sennett for the Biograph
The_Lonedale_Operator
1920 film
the company formed by Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith. Noah Beery Jr. makes his first of many dozens of screen appearances
The_Mark_of_Zorro_(1920_film)
1914 film
Escape is a 1914 American silent drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith and starred Donald Crisp. The film is based on the play of the same
The_Escape_(1914_film)
1910 film directed by D. W. Griffith
The Englishman and the Girl is a 1910 short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is being restored by the Film Preservation Society. A small town's
The_Englishman_and_the_Girl
1914 film by Christy Cabanne
around which the plot of the film revolves. The film was produced by D. W. Griffith and featured future famous director Raoul Walsh as the younger version
The_Life_of_General_Villa
American actress (1899–1988)
step into Hollywood. Her uncle arranged a screen test with director D. W. Griffith. She wanted to be a second Lillian Gish, but instead, she found herself
Colleen_Moore
1908 American film
Bandit's Waterloo is a 1908 silent American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Charles Inslee as Bandit leader Linda Arvidson as Accomplice / Woman
The_Bandit's_Waterloo
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