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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Born
January 11, 1864
Died
April 3, 1946 (age 82)
Place of Birth
Shelby, North Carolina, USA
Thomas F. Dixon Jr.
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).
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