On the morning of July 23, 1948, Griffith was discovered unconscious in the lobby at the Knickerbocker Hotel in Los Angeles, where he had been living alone. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage at 3:42 PM on the way to a Hollywood hospital.

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Wikipedia contributors. (2024, October 30). D. W. Griffith. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:20, November 1, 2024, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=D._W._Griffith&oldid=1254375980

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We are our own slaves, not of the British. This should be engraved on our minds. The whites cannot remain if we do not want them. If the idea is to drive them out with firearms, let every Indian consider what precious little profit Europe has found in these. Mahatma Gandi, Indian opinion

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D. W. Griffith (Wikipedia) David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the narrative film.

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