Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Known for
Writing
Born
January 11, 1864
Birthplace
Shelby, North Carolina, USA
Died
April 3, 1946 (aged 82)
Biography
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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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Best known work
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Nation Aflame
1937
A Freight Train Drama
1912
Bolshevism on Trial
1919
The Gentle Cyclone
1926
Thelma
1922
The Brass Bowl
1924
The Trail Rider
1925
The Fall of a Nation
1916
The Foolish Virgin
1924Filmography
1937
Nation AflameStory
1926
The Gentle CycloneWriter
1925
The Trail RiderWriter
1925
Champion of Lost CausesWriter
1924
The Brass BowlWriter
1924
The Painted LadyScenario Writer
1924
The Foolish VirginNovel
1922
ThelmaAdaptation
1921
Bring Him InAdaptation
1921
Wing ToyWriter
1919
Bolshevism on TrialWriter
1918
The One WomanNovel
1916
The Foolish VirginNovel
1916
The Fall of a NationDirector, Writer, Original Film Writer
1915
The Birth of a NationNovel, Adaptation, Original Film Writer
1912
A Freight Train Dramaas Jake