D. W. GRIFFITH

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)

Synonyms:

D. W. Griffith; David Lewelyn Wark Griffith; Griffith

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)

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