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The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916.
Biograph Company, one of the major American motion-picture studios in the early days of filmmaking; it was founded in 1895. The company was known for many of its early production efforts, which included filming various news makers, such as U.S. politicians William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
In 1908, Griffith accepted a role as a stage extra in Professional Jealousy for the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, where he met cameraman Billy Bitzer. In 1908, Biograph's main director Wallace McCutcheon Sr. fell ill, and his son Wallace McCutcheon Jr. took his place. [11]
Aug 18, 2020 · D.W. Griffith and the Biograph Company. Publication date. 1985. Topics. Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Biograph Company. Publisher. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
Dec 29, 1998 · Griffith played a number of roles as an actor before agreeing to move behind the camera as a director at the Biograph Company. During his five years at Biograph, Griffith took the raw elements...
Jun 6, 2024 · D.W. Griffith, pioneer American motion-picture director credited with developing many of the basic techniques of filmmaking, in such films as The Birth of a Nation (1915), Intolerance (1916), Broken Blossoms (1919), Way Down East (1920), Orphans of the Storm (1921), and The Struggle (1931).
The Biograph Company, also known as the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, was a motion picture company founded in 1895 and active until 1916. It was the first company in the United States devoted entirely to film production and exhibition, and for two decades was one of the most prolific, releasing over 3000 short films and 12 feature ...
