David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career, credited to Robert Edgar Long, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career by Robert Edgar Long. Read in English by Chuck Williamson and Mary Schneider. An authorized biography of D.W. Griffith, the self-proclaimed "Father of Filmmaking." Written in collaboration with the director, Robert Edgar Long's biographical sketch traces Griffith's early life, his career as an actor and stage director, his rise as one of Biograph's most acclaimed and innovative filmmakers, and the making of his revolutionary (and controversial) full-length films: [i]The Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Broken Blossoms,[/i] and other cinema classics. Summary by ChuckW.

Recording facts

• Recording title: David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career
• Author credits: Robert Edgar Long
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 15
• Listed recording duration: 4:37:17

Catalogue topics

• film
• cinema
• movies
• Hollywood
• filmmaking
• controversial figure

Track guide

1. 00 - An Appreciation and Preface — 21:10
2. 01 - Chapter I: Boyhood Days — 11:21
3. 02 - Chapter II: Lawrence Griffith - Actor — 17:41
4. 03 - Chapter III: The Traveling Salesman — 10:49
5. 04 - Chapter IV: Poet and Playwright — 12:48
6. 05 - Chapter V: The Door of Fame — 16:42
7. 06 - Chapter VI: Early Biograph Days — 11:56
8. 07 - Chapter VII: The Reliance Majestic — 17:19
9. 08 - Chapter VIII: 'The Birth of a Nation' — 28:41
10. 09 - Chapter IX: 'Intolerance' — 23:20
11. 10 - Chapter X: 'Hearts of the World' — 25:09
12. 11 - Chapter XI: A Short Story Series — 15:03
13. 12 - Chapter XII: The Griffith Repertory — 20:38
14. 13 - Chapter XIII: An Adventure at Sea — 33:08
15. 14 - Chapter XIV: Mamaroneck -- and Home — 11:32

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