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This director of "The Birth of a Nation" was the son of a Confederate army officer |
D.W. Griffith
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$400 |
DJ |
FILM DIRECTORS |
1996-07-08 |
#2746 |
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"Way Down East" was this director's second biggest moneymaker, after "The Birth of a Nation" |
D.W. Griffith
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$400 |
J |
SILENT MOVIES |
1995-10-10 |
#2552 |
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He made "Intolerance" in part due to what he thought was intolerant reaction to "The Birth of a Nation" |
D.W. Griffith
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$200 |
J |
SILENT MOVIES |
1995-06-07 |
#2493 |
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As an actor, this silent film director sometimes used the stage name Lawrence Griffith |
D.W. Griffith
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$400 |
DJ |
FILM DIRECTORS |
1994-04-29 |
#2235 |
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This "Birth of a Nation" director wrote some screenplays under the pseudonym Irene Sinclair |
D.W. Griffith
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$500 |
J |
SILENT MOVIES |
1994-01-18 |
#2162 |
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This director paid an astounding $175,000 for the movie rights to "Way Down East" |
D.W. Griffith
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$800 |
DJ |
SILENT MOVIES |
1993-10-21 |
#2099 |
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Most of his profits from "The Birth of a Nation" were lost when he made "Intolerance" |
D.W. Griffith
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$200 |
DJ |
SILENT MOVIE DIRECTORS |
1992-11-12 |
#1884 |