Frank E. Woods

Frank E. Woods
Woods in 1922
Born1860
Linesville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1939 (aged 78–79)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active1908–1925
SpouseElla Woods
RelativesLotta Woods (sister-in-law)

Frank E. Woods (1860 – May 1, 1939) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 90 films from 1908 to 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. Woods worked for the Kinemacolor Company of America, directing at their Hollywood studios and writing the script for the unreleased The Clansman (1911).[1][2] He was also known for his screenplay collaborations with D. W. Griffith, including the co-scripting of The Birth of a Nation. He later publicly expressed regret for his involvement with the film. 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.[3]

PLAY Edgar Allen Poe (1909) with added modern introductory intertitles; screenplay co-written by Woods and D. W. Griffith; runtime 00:08:18.

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Usai, P. (2019). The Griffith Project, Volume 8. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9781839020155.
  2. ^ Slide, Anthony (2014). The New Historical Dictionary of the American Film Industry. Taylor & Francis. pp. 109–110. ISBN 9781135925611.
  3. ^ "History of the Academy: Original 36 founders of the Academy Actors". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website. 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
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