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| Name: |
David Wark Griffith | | Birth Date: |
January 22, 1875 | | Death Date: |
1948 | | Place of Birth: |
Crestwood, Kentucky, United States | | Place of Death: |
Hollywood, California, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
filmmaker, poet, actor |
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 Biography of David Wark Griffith
776 words, approx. 3 pages
 David Wark Griffith (1875-1948), American filmmaker, was a pioneer director-producer who invented much of the basic technical grammar of modern cinema. On Jan. 22, 1875, D.W. Griffith was born at Crestwood, Oldham County, Ky., the descendant of a... 
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 Griffith, D. W. (1875-1948) Summary
1,186 words, approx. 4 pagesDavid Wark "D. W." Griffith advanced the motion picture from a cheap amusement to an art form. Ironically, this theater-trained dramatist and would-be playwright developed many of the cinematic techniques that lifted the motion picture... summary from source:
 Griffith, D. W. (1875-1948) Summary
1,010 words, approx. 3 pagesConsidered the father of the motion picture and the first great artist of the cinema, director D. W. Griffith revolutionized filmmaking with technical innovations and a narrative structure still in use at the end of the twentieth century. His most... summary from source:
 D. W. Griffith Information
2,054 words, approx. 7 pages
David Llewelyn Wark "D. W." Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance...
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 Film - Dienst D.W. Griffith
11/01/2005: 336 words, approx. 1 pages Geschäftstüchtig war der amerikanische Stummfilmpionier D.W. Griffith (1875-1948) schon seit seinen ersten Kurzfilmen 1908. Beim Stummfilmfestival in Sadie (7.-14.10.) wurde jüngst deutlich, dass er 1919 im Grunde schon das vorweg genommen hatte, was man heute als DVD-"Extras" bezeichnet. Aus seinem Drei-Stunden-Epos "Intolerance" (1916), das... summary from source:
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Hollywood debates D.W. Griffith's legacy
02/06/2000: 1,306 words, approx. 4 pages Hollywood debates D.W. Griffith's legacy By ROBERT W. WELKOS Los Angeles Times Sunday, February 6, 2000 Hollywood -- It had been weighing on his mind for more than a year, ever since several black directors expressed concern that the Directors... summary from source:
 AP News Today in history - Feb. 8
2/8/2007: 536 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Thursday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2007. There are 326 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her... summary from source:
The New York Observer Matthew, Julie, Marc Make MacMovies
5/1/2007: 418 words, approx. 1 pagesBathtub filmmakers in New York can score face-time and pointers from Tribeca-bound Hollywood brass—gratis—through Sunday, May 6. Having hosted discussions with directors like Fargo’s Joel and Ethan Coen and American Psycho’s Mary Harron, the “Filmmaker Talks” workshops at the Apple Store Soho, presented by Apple...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Sergei Eisenstein
19,666 words, approx. 66 pages
In the following essay, originally published in 1949, Eisenstein explores Griffith's innovative use of montage as well as film techniques which can be traced in literary form to the works of Charles Dickens.
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Critical Essay by Jean E. Tucker
8,834 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Tucker creates a portrait of Griffith by drawing on memories and reflections from several of his contemporaries.
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Critical Essay by Scott Simmon
7,459 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Simmon maintains that Griffith was the progenitor of the "woman's film" and probes the director's use of females in such movies as A Flash of Light and The Painted Lady.
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