About

Known credits:
12
Birthday:
1864-01-11
Place of birth:
Shelby, North Carolina, USA
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Thomas F. Dixon Jr.

Overview

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Thomas F. Dixon, Jr. (January 11, 1864 – April 3, 1946) was an American Baptist minister, playwright, lecturer, North Carolina state legislator, lawyer, and author, perhaps best known for writing The Clansman — which was to become the inspiration for D. W. Griffith's film, The Birth of a Nation (1915).  

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Known for

Acting
1912 A Freight Train Drama Actor Jake 58
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Directing
1916 The Fall of a Nation Directing Director N/A
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Writing
1937 Nation Aflame Writing Story 58
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1926 The Gentle Cyclone Writing Writer 58
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1925 The Trail Rider Writing Writer N/A
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1924 The Brass Bowl Writing Writer N/A
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1924 The Foolish Virgin Writing Novel N/A
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1919 Bolshevism on Trial Writing Writer 58
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1916 The Foolish Virgin Writing Novel N/A
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1916 The Fall of a Nation Writing Writer N/A
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1915 The Birth of a Nation Writing Adaptation 59
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1915 The Birth of a Nation Writing Novel 59
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