| D. W. Griffith  AKA David Llewelyn Wark Griffith
Born: 22-Jan-1875
Birthplace: LaGrange, KY
Died: 21-Jul-1948
Location of death: Hollywood, CA
Cause of death: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Remains: Buried, Mount Tabor Methodist Church Graveyard, Crestwood, KY
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film Director Nationality: United States
Executive summary: The Birth of a Nation Father: Jacob Wark Griffith (colonel in the Confederate Army, d. 1885)
Mother: Mary Perkins Oglesby
Wife: Linda Arvidson Johnson (silent film actress, m. 14-May-1906, div. 2-Mar-1936)
Wife: Evelyn Majorie Baldwin (m. 2-Mar-1936, div. Nov-1947)
High School: Louisville, KY (dropped out)
United Artists
Oscar (honorary) 1936
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Abraham Lincoln (25-Aug-1930)
Isn't Life Wonderful (23-Nov-1924)
America (21-Feb-1924)
Orphans of the Storm (28-Dec-1921)
Way Down East (03-Sep-1920)
True Heart Susie (1-Jun-1919)
Broken Blossoms (13-May-1919)
Hearts of the World (12-Mar-1918)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages (5-Aug-1916)
The Birth of a Nation (8-Feb-1915)
Judith of Bethulia (8-Mar-1914)
An Unseen Enemy (9-Sep-1912)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Hearts of the World (12-Mar-1918) Himself
Is the subject of books:
D. W. Griffith, An American Life, Mar-1996, BY: Richard Schickel
Appears on postage stamps:
USA, Scott #1555 (10 cents, issued 27-May-1975)
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