D. W. Griffith (Person) AKA David Wark
D. W. Griffith
1875 AD - 1948 AD
AKA David Wark
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.
He had made roughly 500 films by the time of his final feature, The Struggle (1931), all but three of which were completely silent.
He was a widely celebrated and respected figure in his lifetime, and modern film historians still recognize him for his technical contributions to the craft of film making. Nevertheless, many critics have characterized both Griffith and his work (most notably, The Birth of a Nation) as white supremacist, both during his life and in the decades that have followed since his death.
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