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DAVID LEWELYN WARK GRIFFITH
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• DAVID LEWELYN WARK GRIFFITH (noun)
The noun DAVID LEWELYN WARK GRIFFITH has 1 sense:
1. United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
Familiarity information: DAVID LEWELYN WARK GRIFFITH used as a noun is very rare.
• DAVID LEWELYN WARK GRIFFITH (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
D. W. Griffith; David Lewelyn Wark Griffith; Griffith
Instance hypernyms:
film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)
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