Document: film title: The birth of a nation / Document: film production year: 1921

1. Actress Lillian Gish on Lillian Gish

Record type:

document

Document type:

interview

Document author(s):

Reed Sparling

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928
A wedding — Altman, Robert — United States — 1978

2. D.W. Griffith touring show

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document author(s):

Tom Gunning and Ron Mottram

Publication date:

1975

Document source:

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, cost info, and filmography

Number of pages:

40

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The country doctor — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1909
A corner in wheat — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1909
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The unchanging sea — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1910
The honor of his family — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1910
The Lonedale operator — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1911
What shall we do with our old? — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1911
Bobby the coward — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1911
Enoch Arden — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1911
Brutality — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1911
The girl and her trust — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The musketeers of Pig Alley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The painted lady — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
An unseen enemy — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The lady and the mouse — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
Death's marathon — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
The mothering heart — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
The avenging conscience — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1914
The battle at Elderbush Gulch — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1914
The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
A romance of Happy Valley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
The girl who stayed at home — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The white rose — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1923
America — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1924
Isn't life wonderful — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1924
The struggle — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1931

3. D.W. Griffith: Part two: The feature films: 1914-1931

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Document author(s):

Tom Gunning and Ron Mottram

Publication date:

1975 Jan 23

Document source:

Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.)

Document contains:

bibliography, box info, cost info, and filmography

Number of pages:

64

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The guerrilla — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1908
The house with closed shutters — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1909
The transformation of Mike — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
Home folks — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
Under burning skies — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The sunbeam — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The massacre — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
Judith of Bethulia — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
Her mother's oath — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
The avenging conscience — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1914
Home, sweet home — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1914
The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
A romance of Happy Valley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
The greatest question — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Scarlet days — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
The mother and the law — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
The fall of Babylon — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
The idol dancer — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
The love flower — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
Dream street — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
One exciting night — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1922
The white rose — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1923
America — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1924
Isn't life wonderful — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1924
Sally of the sawdust — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1925
The sorrows of Satan — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1926
The battle of the sexes — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1928
Drums of love — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1928
Lady of the pavements — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1929
Abraham Lincoln — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1930
The struggle — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1931

4. From the D. W. Griffith collection at the Museum of Modern Art

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Jon Gartenberg

Publication date:

February 1981

Document source:

Films In Review

Document contains:

cost info and production co

Number of pages:

14

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The lonely villa — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1909
Those awful hats — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1909
A corner in wheat — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1909
The lady and the mouse — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
Death's marathon — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
A romance of Happy Valley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Dream street — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The sorrows of Satan — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1926
The battle of the sexes — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1928
The struggle — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1931
Dr. Bull — Ford, John — United States — 1933
The Yaqui cur — No director known — No country known — No year known

5. Gish's achievement award

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Publication date:

March 3, 1984

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921

6. Lillian Gish

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Kevin Brownlow

Publication date:

1984 Mar

Document source:

American Film

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

6

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
La boheme — Vidor, King — United States — 1926
The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928
Duel in the sun — Vidor, King; Brower, Otto; Dieterle, William; Franklin, Sidney; Von Sternberg, Josef; Selznick, David O.; Menzies, William Cameron — United States — 1946
The Night of the hunter — Laughton, Charles — No country known — 1955
A wedding — Altman, Robert — United States — 1978

7. Lillian Gish, 99, star since films began, dies

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Albin Krebs

Publication date:

1993 Mar 01

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The Night of the hunter — Laughton, Charles — No country known — 1955
The Trip to bountiful — Masterson, Peter — No country known — 1985
Sweet liberty — Alda, Alan — No country known — 1986
The Whales of august — Anderson, Lindsay — No country known — 1987

8. Lillian Gish, at 83, transcends style

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Enid Nemy

Publication date:

December 31, 1982

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
Napoléon — Gance, Abel — France — 1927

9. Lillian Gish, maker of memories

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Kevin Brownlow and Peter M. Nichols

Publication date:

March 2, 1997

Document source:

New York Times

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

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An unseen enemy — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
Romola — King, Henry — Italy; United States — 1924
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
Napoléon — Gance, Abel — France — 1927
The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928
A Star is born — Wellman, William — No country known — 1937
The white sister — No director known — No country known — No year known

10. Lillian Gish: The UCLA Film Archives in association with the American Film Institute present a tribute to Lillian Gish

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document

Document type:

program

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

3

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An unseen enemy — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
The burglar's dilemma — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1912
Two daughters of Eve — Griffith, D. W. — No country known — 1912
A misunderstood boy — Griffith, D. W. — No country known — 1913
The mothering heart — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
The house of darkness — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1913
The battle at Elderbush Gulch — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1914
The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Sold for marriage — Cabanne, Christy — No country known — 1916
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
Romola — King, Henry — Italy; United States — 1924
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
La boheme — Vidor, King — United States — 1926
The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928
His double life — Hopkins, Arthur — No country known — 1930
One romantic life — Stein, Paul L. — No country known — 1930
The Trip to bountiful — Masterson, Peter — No country known — 1985
Remodeling her husband — No director known — No country known — No year known
White sister — No director known — No country known — No year known

11. Lillian Gish: all but swept away

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Kevin Thomas

Publication date:

February 13, 1976

Document source:

Los Angeles Times

Number of pages:

1

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Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
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She done him wrong — Sherman, Lowell; West, Mae — United States — 1933
Morning glory — Stern, Steven Hilliard — No country known — 1993

12. Lillian Gish: an actor's life

Record type:

document

Document type:

review

Document author(s):

Michael Dougan

Publication date:

July 14, 1988

Document source:

San Francisco Examiner

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928
American masters — No director known — No country known — 1988

13. Lillian Gish: life with mother

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document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Cynthia Heimel

Publication date:

9/28/1978

Document source:

Soho Weekly News

Number of pages:

1

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14. Lillian Gish: still a trouper: 'fragile' beauty of silent films set for a Broadway musical bow

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document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Margaret Jones

Publication date:

1962

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
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Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
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15. The dainty and durable Miss Lillian Gish

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document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Norman K. Dorn

Publication date:

September 25, 1977

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
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Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921

16. The films of D.W. Griffith

Record type:

document

Document type:

distributor materials

Publication date:

1983

Document source:

Rohauer Collection

Document contains:

bibliography, distribution co, filmography, and production co

Number of pages:

52

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Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
A romance of Happy Valley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
The greatest thing in life — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
The greatest question — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Scarlet days — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
The idol dancer — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
The love flower — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
Dream street — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
One exciting night — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1922
The white rose — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1923
America — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1924
Isn't life wonderful — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1924
Sally of the sawdust — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1925
The sorrows of Satan — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1926
The battle of the sexes — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1928
Abraham Lincoln — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1930
The struggle — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1931

17. The movies, Mr. Griffith, and Lillian Gish

Record type:

document

Document type:

program

Document source:

Detroit Institute of Arts

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

2

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
A romance of Happy Valley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
La boheme — Vidor, King — United States — 1926
The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928

18. The twelfth life achievement award recipient: Lillian Gish

Record type:

document

Document type:

program note

Publication date:

1984 Feb 15

Document source:

American Film Institute

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

3

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
Duel in the sun — Vidor, King; Brower, Otto; Dieterle, William; Franklin, Sidney; Von Sternberg, Josef; Selznick, David O.; Menzies, William Cameron — United States — 1946
The Night of the hunter — Laughton, Charles — No country known — 1955

19. Then and now: Lillian Gish

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Document author(s):

Seymour Peck

Publication date:

1960 apr 17

Document source:

New York Times Magazine

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

3

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928

20. Unbreakable blossom

Record type:

document

Document type:

book review

Document author(s):

Richard Schickel

Publication date:

2001 Mar 04

Document source:

The New York Times Book Review

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

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The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
A romance of Happy Valley — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1918
Hearts of the world — Griffith, D. W. — United States; England; United Kingdom Misc. Islands — 1918
True heart Susie — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Broken blossoms — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1919
Way down east — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1920
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921
The Scarlet letter — Sjöström, Victor — No country known — 1926
The wind — Sjöström, Victor — United States — 1928

21. When good guys wore white hats

Record type:

document

Document type:

article

Publication date:

March 10, 1972

Document source:

San Francisco Chronicle

Document contains:

production co

Number of pages:

1

Related films:

The birth of a nation — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1915
Intolerance — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1916
Orphans of the storm — Griffith, D. W. — United States — 1921

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