D. W. Griffith Biography

Born as	David Wark Griffith
Occup.	Director
From	USA
Born	January 22, 1875 LaGrange, Kentucky, USA
Died	July 23, 1948 Hollywood, California, USA
Cause	Cerebral hemorrhage
Aged	73 years

David Wark Griffith was an American film director, author as well as manufacturer who was born upon January 22, 1875, in Oldham Area, Kentucky, USA. He was the child of Jacob "Roaring Jake" Griffith and Mary Perkins Oglesby, both of whom were Confederate experts.

Griffith's household had economic difficulties, and because of this, he had to leave school at a young age to function as a clerk in a dry items shop. Nevertheless, he had a rate of interest in art and also theater as well as usually joined amateur staged productions.

In 1906, Griffith started his film job as a star with the Biograph Company in New York City. Quickly, he was promoted to assistant director and at some point, director. Griffith's early movies were mainly one-reelers, however in 1913, he developed the very first American attribute movie, Judith of Bethulia.

Griffith's innovation moment can be found in 1915 with The Birth of a Nation, a three-hour epic dramatization based on the novel The Clansman by Thomas Dixon Jr. The movie chronicled the American Civil War and also Reconstruction and is considered a classic of American filmmaking. Nevertheless, the movie additionally drew objection for its racist depiction of African-Americans and its glorification of the Ku Klux Klan.

Despite the controversy, The Birth of a Nation was a commercial success and solidified Griffith's reputation as a master filmmaker. He continued to generate and route some of one of the most important films of the silent period, consisting of Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), as well as Way Down East (1920).

In 1919, Griffith co-founded United Artists with Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, as well as Douglas Fairbanks. The studio was meant to provide independent filmmakers with even more control over their jobs and also assisted to advance the art of movie theater.

Griffith had a hard time to adapt to the transition from quiet movies to seem, and his audio movies were normally less successful than his earlier job. His last substantial movie was The Struggle (1931), a semi-autobiographical work concerning a male who increases from destitution to success in the movie sector.

Griffith died of an analytical hemorrhage on July 23, 1948, in Hollywood, California, at the age of 73. He was endured by his better half, starlet Linda Arvidson, as well as their 2 youngsters. Today, Griffith is extensively appreciated for his pioneering contributions to American movie theater, regardless of the conflict bordering several of his jobs.

Our collection contains 5 quotes who is written / told by W. Griffith.

Related authors: Lawrence Taylor (Athlete), Mary Pickford (Actress), Charlie Chaplin (Actor)

5 Famous quotes by D. W. Griffith

"I pick out young people and teach them in less time than it would take me to alter the methods of people from the boards, and I get actors who look the parts they have to fill"

"Well, I certainly did not think that I could do worse"

"Now supposing I had the part of a young woman to give out, one that wanted some excellent acting. If I were to go to the stage for my actress I would have to take a matured woman, one who would act splendidly, but who would look too old for the requirements"

"It takes two years on the stage for an actor or an actress to learn how to speak correctly and to manage his voice properly, and it takes about ten years to master the subtle art of being able to hold one's audience"

"I am fond of depicting the lives of young folks for one thing, and if you have parts for girls or young men, you must absolutely have young people to fill them - that is generally acknowledged now"