Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Writing
1864-01-11
Shelby, North Carolina, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. (January 11, 1864 – April 3, 1946) was an American Baptist minister, playwright, lecturer, North Carolina state legislator, lawyer, and author, perhaps best known for writing The Clansman — which was to become the inspiration for D. W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation (1915). Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Dixon, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movie - 1912, 2h 15m • as Jake
4.7 / 10
Short silent crime film about a man who thrown out by his wife. He joins bandits who want to derail an express train.
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