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Frank Woods

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Frank E. Woods (1860 – May 1, 1939) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 90 films between 1908 till 1925. He first became a writer with the Biograph Company. Woods was also a pioneering film reviewer. As a writer, his contributions to film criticism are discussed in the 2009 documentary, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. He was also known for his screenplay collaborations with D. W. Griffith, including the co-scripting of The Birth of a Nation. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.

Woods was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Source: Wikidata , August 2023

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Born
1 Jan 1860
Died
1 May 1939 (aged 79)
Production Places
United States of America

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ACMI Identifier

37861

Wikidata

Q3082593

VIAF

24802634

LOC Auth

n97008314

WorldCat

lccn-n97008314

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