Griffith (redirected from Griffith, Arthur)

Grif·fith  (grfth), Arthur 1872-1922.

Irish nationalist leader who was a founder of the Sinn Fein movement for Irish independence (1905). He led the Irish delegation that negotiated the 1921 treaty with England that established the Irish Free State.

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Griffith, D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark) 1875-1948.

American filmmaker who developed several cinematic techniques, such as fade-ins, fade-outs, close-ups, moving-camera shots, and flashbacks. The Birth of a Nation (1915) is among his many films.

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Griffith [ˈgrɪfɪθ]

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1. (Biographies / Griffith, Arthur (1872-1922) M, Irish, WRITING: journalist, POLITICS: nationalist, POLITICS: head of state) Arthur. 1872-1922, Irish journalist and nationalist: founder of Sinn Féin (1905); president of the Free State assembly (1922)

2. (Biographies / Griffith, D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark) (1875-1948) M, US, FILMS AND TV: director, FILMS AND TV: producer) D(avid Lewelyn) W(ark). 1875-1948, US film director and producer. He introduced several cinematic techniques, including the flashback and the fade-out, in his masterpiece The Birth of a Nation (1915)

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Griffith - United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948) D. W. Griffith, David Lewelyn Wark Griffith