Person
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
Writing · 1864–1946 · Shelby, North Carolina, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Thomas Dixon, Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Birth of a Nation
Novel

Thelma
Adaptation

Wing Toy
Writer

The Fall of a Nation
Director
Bring Him In
Adaptation

A Freight Train Drama
Jake

The Painted Lady
Scenario Writer

The Foolish Virgin
Novel

Nation Aflame
Story

The Trail Rider
Writer
Filmography
- 1937Nation AflameStory
- 1926The Gentle CycloneWriter
- 1925The Trail RiderWriter
- 1925Champion of Lost CausesWriter
- 1924The Brass BowlWriter
- 1924The Painted LadyScenario Writer
- 1924The Foolish VirginNovel
- 1922ThelmaAdaptation
- 1921Bring Him InAdaptation
- 1921Wing ToyWriter
- 1919Bolshevism on TrialWriter
- 1918The One WomanNovel
- 1916The Foolish VirginNovel
- 1916The Fall of a NationDirector
- 1915The Birth of a NationNovel
- 1912A Freight Train DramaJake
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