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Publicity for
D.W. Griffith

Attached is a thumbnail biography of the celebrated silent film director, D.W. Griffith, appears on a page from a fashionable magazine paid for by the publicity office of the film studio. Directors back in the teens had to be fluffed and soothed, too.

DW Griffith promoted by Hollywood Publicity Machine 1919Silent Film History 1919Early Hollywood Director DW Griffith 1919American Silent Film Director DW Griffith praised by Vanity Fair Magazine 1919General Jacob Wark GriffithDW Griffith within Motion Picture History 1919Vanity Fair Article Regarding Silent Film Director D.W. Griffith 1919D.W. Griffith Photograph 1919DW Griffith Publicity Picture 1919

D.W. Griffith

Publicity for D.W. Griffith

• Vanity Fair, 1919 •

Publicity for
D.W. Griffith