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

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. 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 ''The Birth of a Nation'', originally called ''The Clansman'', is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and play '' The Cla ...

''. He is interred in the

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in Hollywood, CA. Woods was one of the 36 founders of the

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Selected filmography

* '' After Many Years'' (1908) * '' Edgar Allen Poe'' (1909) * '' Jones and His New Neighbors'' (1909) * '' Mrs. Jones Entertains'' (1909) * '' Mr. Jones Has a Card Party'' (1909) * ''

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'' (1909) * '' The Sealed Room'' (1909) * '' The Hessian Renegades'' (1909) * ''

Fools of Fate ''Fools of Fate'' is a 1909 American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives at the film archive of the Library of Congress. Plot A man's boat capsizes and another man who was camping nearby saves him before he drow ...

'' (1909) * '' The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period'' (1909) * ''

The Red Man's View ''The Red Man's View'' (also cited ''The Redman's View'') is a 1909 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and shot in New York state. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Li ...

'' (1909) * '' A Corner in Wheat'' (1909) * ''

In Little Italy ''In Little Italy'' is a 1909 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Plot Marie has two lovely men pretending her, she decided to reject Tony and accept Victor as her new sweetheart. Tony, frustrated and jealous for Mari ...

'' (1909) * ''

Nursing a Viper ''Nursing a Viper'' is a 1909 American silent short film by pioneer director D. W. Griffith. A paper print of the film survives in the Library of Congress. Cast * Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband * Marion Leonard as The Wife * Frank Powell as The ...

'' (1909) * '' Priscilla's April Fool Joke'' (1911) * '' Priscilla and the Umbrella'' (1911) * '' The Country Lovers'' (1911) * '' The White Rose of the Wilds'' (1911) * '' The Left-Handed Man'' (1913) * '' In Diplomatic Circles'' (1913) * '' The Mirror'' (1913) * '' The Stopped Clock'' (1913) * ''

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'' (1914) * '' Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) * '' Man's Enemy'' (1914) * ''

'' (1915) * '' A Man’s Prerogative'' (1915) * ''

The Absentee ''The Absentee'' is a novel by Maria Edgeworth, published in 1812 in ''Tales of Fashionable Life'', that expresses the systemic evils of the absentee landlord class of Anglo-Irish and the desperate condition of the Irish peasantry. There are man ...

'' (1915) * '' The Little School Ma'am'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1916) * ''

The Children Pay ''The Children Pay'' is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film directed by Lloyd Ingraham and starring Lillian Gish. Cast * Lillian Gish as Millicent * Violet Wilkey as Jean, her sister * Keith Armour as Horace Craig * Ralph Lewis as Th ...

'' (1916) * '' Betsy's Burglar'' (1917) * '' A Woman's Awakening'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1923) * '' What Shall I Do?'' (1924) * ''

Chalk Marks ''Chalk Marks'' is a 1924 American silent drama film directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Marguerite Snow and June Elvidge. It was distributed by Producers Distributing Corporation. Cast Preservation With no prints of ''Chalk Marks'' l ...

'' (1924) * '' Beauty and the Bad Man'' (1925) * '' Let Women Alone'' (1925)

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