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“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.”

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D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith

D. W. Griffith, born on January 22, 1875, and died on July 23, 1948, was a pivotal American film director. He is widely regarded as a pioneer in the art of film storytelling and is best known for his silent films, such as 'The Birth of a Nation' and 'Intolerance'. Griffith's groundbreaking techniques and narrative approaches had a significant impact on the evolution of cinema. more

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