Frank E. Woods | |
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) Woods in 1922 | |
| Born | 1860 Linesville, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | May 1, 1939 (aged 78–79) Hollywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1908–1925 |
| Spouse(s) | Ella Woods |
| Relatives | Lotta Woods (sister-in-law) |
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.[1]
Selected filmography
- After Many Years (1908)
- Edgar Allan Poe (1909)
- Mrs. Jones Entertains (1909)
- Mr. Jones Has a Card Party (1909)
- Resurrection (1909)
- The Sealed Room (1909)
- The Hessian Renegades (1909)
- Fools of Fate (1909)
- The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period (1909)
- The Red Man's View (1909)
- A Corner in Wheat (1909)
- In Little Italy (1909)
- Nursing a Viper (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)
- Strongheart (1914)
- Judith of Bethulia (1914)
- Man's Enemy (1914)
- The Birth of a Nation (1915)
- A Man’s Prerogative (1915)
- The Absentee (1915)
- The Little School Ma'am (1916)
- Intolerance (1916)
- The Children Pay (1916)
- Betsy's Burglar (1917)
- Richard the Lion-Hearted (1923)
- What Shall I Do? (1924)
- Chalk Marks (1924)
- Beauty and the Bad Man (1925)
References
- ^ "History of the Academy: Original 36 founders of the Academy Actors". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences website. 2008. Retrieved July 20, 2013.