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D.W. Griffith

Directing

Born January 22, 1875 · LaGrange, Kentucky, USA

Died July 23, 1948

Also known as David Llewelyn Wark Griffith · David Wark Griffith · David W. Griffith

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Biography

David Wark Griffith was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film.

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Awards & recognition

  • Academy Honorary Award · 1936
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography24 titles

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998as Self (archive footage)

Intolerance

1916Costume Design, Director, Editor, Makeup Artist, Presenter, Production Design, Scenario Writer

The Tramp and the Dictator

2002as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

True Heart Susie

1919Director, Producer

Way Down East

1920Director, Producer, Writer

A Romance of Happy Valley

1919Director, Producer, Story

The Mother and the Law

1919Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story

Broken Blossoms

1919Director, Producer, Writer

Orphans of the Storm

1921Director, Producer, Screenplay

San Francisco

1936as Orchestra Conductor (uncredited)

American Experience

1988as Self

The King of Kings

1927Assistant Director

Isn't Life Wonderful

1924Director, Producer, Writer

Dream Street

1921Director, Producer, Writer

One Exciting Night

1922Director, Producer, Story

The Fall of Babylon

1919Director, Producer, Writer

Hearts of the World

1918Director, Producer, Writer

The Birth of a Nation

1915Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Presenter, Producer, Writer

The Idol Dancer

1920Director

Hoodoo Ann

1916Writer

Abraham Lincoln

1930Director

Martyrs of the Alamo

1915Producer

The Love Flower

1920Director, Producer, Writer

Hollywood Black

2024as Self (archive footage)