Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948

LC control no.	n 79083582
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Griffit, Dėvid Uork, 1875-1948 Griffith, David Wark, 1875-1948
See also	Alternate identity: Warwick, Grenville, 1875-1948 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Biography/History note	D. W. Griffith (1875-1948) was an American film director.
Associated country	United States
Located	Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Birth date	1875-01-22
Death date	1948-07-23
Place of birth	La Grange (Ky.)
Place of death	Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Affiliation	United Artists Corporation
Profession or occupation	Motion picture producers and directors film producer Actors
Special note	Pseudonyms not found on published works: Captain Victor Marier; M. Gaston de Tolignac.
Found in	The birth of a nation, c1915. Trauberg, L. Z. Dėvid Uork Griffit, 1981: t.p. (Dėvid Uork Griffit) AFI cat.: features 1911-20, index, c1988: p. 96 (D.W. Griffith; same as Captain Victor Marier; M. Gaston de Tolignac; Grenville Warwick) Wikipedia, Jan. 28, 2011 (D. W. Griffith; David Llewelyn Wark Griffith; American film director, producer, actor; b. Jan. 22, 1875 in La Grange, Ky.; d. July 23, 1948 in Hollywood, Calif.; founder of United Artists) Movie Music UK, viewed April 6, 2022 (In 1913 Director D. W. Griffith took interest in the 1905 novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr. and believed it provided an opportunity to bring an epic tale to the big screen. He secured the film rights offering 25% interest in the film and would use his own production company to produce the film) <https://moviemusicuk.us/2022/01/10/the-birth-of-a-nation-joseph-carl-breil/>
Associated language	eng