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Background imageGriffith Collection: Mary Pickford Signing United Artists Documents

Mary Pickford Signing United Artists Documents
Douglas Fairbanks, Charles Chaplin, D.W. Griffith and others look on as Mary Pickford signs the documents which establish the new United Artists production company

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Directs Carol Dempster

D.W. Griffith Directs Carol Dempster
(Original Caption) Film director D.W. Griffith (straw hat, seated) directs actress actress Carol Dempster in a scene for an unidentified movie. Undated photograph

Background imageGriffith Collection: Henry Hebert and Alma Rubens in Week End Husbands

Henry Hebert and Alma Rubens in Week End Husbands
Actress Alma Rubens grabs Henry Hebert by the lapels in a scene from the 1924 film Week End Husbands, directed by Edward H. Griffith

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Speaking into NBC Microphone

D.W. Griffith Speaking into NBC Microphone
(Original Caption) D.W. Griffith, early genius of Hollywood and creator of many important phases of modern screen techniques, now devotes his voice and directing skill to "D.W

Background imageGriffith Collection: Director D.W. Griffith Supervising Production

Director D.W. Griffith Supervising Production
(Original Caption) D.W. Griffith supervising production of one of his films. Undated photograph. BPA2 #3178

Background imageGriffith Collection: David Wark Griffith

David Wark Griffith
(Original Caption) 1913: A soft focus portrait of filmmaker David Wark Griffith (1875-1948). He stands with his arms folded, for the waist-up, backlit portrait

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Directing

D.W. Griffith Directing
American film director D. W. Griffith at work on an exterior set with a cameraman and a group of actors in costume, circa 1915. On the left is child actress Thelma Burns

Background imageGriffith Collection: Stars Signing United Artists Contracts

Stars Signing United Artists Contracts
(L-R) Hollywood stars D.W. Griffith, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks at a United Artists contract signing

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Leaving White House with Gish Sisters

D.W. Griffith Leaving White House with Gish Sisters
The Gish girls leaving the White House with D.W. Griffith after having lunch with President Harding and the First Lady

Background imageGriffith Collection: D. W. Griffith Visiting Chicago Newspaper with Gish Girls

D. W. Griffith Visiting Chicago Newspaper with Gish Girls
(Original Caption) Guess Who This Is! Sure, know him anywhere, would you, but did you know that D. W

Background imageGriffith Collection: D. W. Griffith Working at Typesetting Machine

D. W. Griffith Working at Typesetting Machine
(Original Caption) Here, D. W. Griffith is shown as typesetter

Background imageGriffith Collection: David Wark Griffith Holding His Hat

David Wark Griffith Holding His Hat
(Original Caption) S.S. Aquitania sails. The only David Wark Griffith, producer of super films

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Directing Movie Scene

D.W. Griffith Directing Movie Scene
(Original Caption) 10/31/1923- Picture shows D.W.Griffith (C) on location with actor on horseback in frontier outfit

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Directing That Royal Girl

D.W. Griffith Directing That Royal Girl
(Original Caption) D.W. Griffith directs Carol Dempster in a scene from That Royal Girl a Paramount picture

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith Reviewing a Contract

D.W. Griffith Reviewing a Contract
Film maker D.W. Griffith reviews the contract of actress Mary Pickford, her first with United Artists

Background imageGriffith Collection: Actress Bette Davis With Friends at Award Ceremony

Actress Bette Davis With Friends at Award Ceremony
(Original Caption) Victor McLagen and Bette Davis were hailed for the best movie performances of 1935, at the annual awarding of prizes by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and sciences

Background imageGriffith Collection: Performer Bette Davis Awaiting Trophy Presentation

Performer Bette Davis Awaiting Trophy Presentation
(Original Caption) The cast of characters in the picture scene left to right are Victor McLagen and Bette Davis, screen stars, and David Mark Griffith

Background imageGriffith Collection: Hal Roach With David Griffith

Hal Roach With David Griffith
(Original Caption) 6/21/39-Culver City, California: A handshake today marked the reurn to active participation film work of David Griffith, pioneer motion picture director and producer

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith On Board Ship;Headshoulder

D.W. Griffith On Board Ship;Headshoulder
(Original Caption) 1942: D. W. Griffith: (1874-1948) Producer and Director of moving picture films, on board the liner Olympia, 1942. Head and shoulders photograph

Background imageGriffith Collection: Portrait of Veteran Movie Makers

Portrait of Veteran Movie Makers
(Original Caption) This group of movie directors, all top names in the business, have all been in pictures for thirty years or more

Background imageGriffith Collection: Celebrities at the White House

Celebrities at the White House
(Original Caption) Film celebrities lunch at the White House. President and Mrs

Background imageGriffith Collection: D W Griffith At The White House

D W Griffith At The White House
(Original Caption) 1921-Washington, DC: D.W. Griffith at the White House

Background imageGriffith Collection: D. W. Griffith Directing A Lion

D. W. Griffith Directing A Lion
(Original Caption) D. W. Griffith, motion picture pioneer "Directing" a lion. Undated photo

Background imageGriffith Collection: Scene Of Confederate Troops On The March

Scene Of Confederate Troops On The March
(Original Caption) Scene from D.W. Griffith's "Birth of a Nation." Confederate troops on the march. Movie still

Background imageGriffith Collection: D.W. Griffith W/ His Pet Lion Cub

D.W. Griffith W/ His Pet Lion Cub
(Original Caption) D.W. Griffith, famed co-founder of United Artists, who handled the most tempermental stars, is shown here with his pet lion cub. Undated photograph

Background imageGriffith Collection: Silent Film Director D.W. Griffith

Silent Film Director D.W. Griffith
D.W. Griffith (1875-1948), American silent motion picture director and producer

Background imageGriffith Collection: David W Griffith At Desk In Office

David W Griffith At Desk In Office
(Original Caption) David W. Griffith (1875-1948), Motion picture directure, at desk in his office at Mutual Films. Undated photograph


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