D. W. Griffith
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Entertainment, Entertainers, Films, Movies, Motion Pictures
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
Article abstract: A genius in the exposition of complex plots through revolutionary filmmaking techniques, Griffith was the foremost figure in the development of the American film as an expression of American values and as a commercially successful medium.
Early Life
David Wark Griffith was born January 22, 1875, in the family farmhouse at Floydsfork in Oldham County, Kentucky, the second youngest of seven children. His mother, née Mary Oglesby, was the daughter of a wealthy Kentucky farmer who provided his daughter and her husband with a cottage and...
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