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The Andy Griffith Show is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1960 to 1968. Set in the fictional rural town of Mayberry, North Carolina, it portrays the simple life of Sheriff Andy Taylor and his son Opie. The show’s enduring appeal lies in its gentle humor, heartwarming family dynamics, and n...
Lone Star State of Mind is Nanci Griffith's 1987 album released on MCA Records, representing her breakthrough to a wider audience after several independent releases. The album showcases Griffith's folk-country style with Texas influences and includes notable tracks 'Trouble in the Fields' and 'Ford...
Martin Griffiths is a British diplomat and international civil servant who served as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from 2021 to 2024. In this capacity, he coordinated the global response to major humanitarian crises, advocating f...
D.W. Griffith was an American director whose silent films helped systematize narrative techniques such as cross-cutting, varied shot distance, and large-scale parallel action, although he did not invent these devices alone. His 1915 epic The Birth of a Nation was technically influential but promoted...
Orphans of the Storm is a 1921 silent drama film by D.W. Griffith. The movie portrays life in late 18th-century France during the lead up to the French Revolution. It features characters navigating political unrest and romantic relationships amidst significant historical upheaval. Primarily intended...
The Mother and the Law is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by D.W. Griffith. It originated as the modern-day narrative thread within Griffith's ambitious 1916 epic Intolerance, but was subsequently re-edited and released as a standalone feature. The film tells a stark social melodrama focu...
The Queensland Conservatorium is a music school within Griffith University, located on the university's South Bank campus in Brisbane, Australia. Founded in 1957, it became part of Griffith University in 1991 and offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in classical music, jazz, musical theatr...
"The Girl and Her Trust" is a 1912 American silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the Biograph Company. Starring Dorothy Bernard and Wilfred Lucas, the narrative centers on a telegraph operator who defends her office's payroll from two thieves. The film is historically notable...
Isn't Life Wonderful is a 1924 American silent drama directed by D. W. Griffith. Set in post-World War I Europe, the film follows a family of refugees struggling in devastated Germany and was shot on location in and around Berlin and Austria. It stars Carol Dempster and Neil Hamilton. The film was a...
Sally of the Sawdust is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Starring W. C. Fields as a carnival con man and Carol Dempster as his adopted ward, the narrative follows their struggles after leaving the circus to prove her parentage. The screenplay is an adaptation of the 192...
The Country Doctor is a 1909 American short by D. W. Griffith, notable for its rural melodrama and early use of parallel editing for suspense.
In Old California is a 1910 silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith, notable for being the first movie ever filmed in Hollywood, California.
Dream Street is a 1921 D. W. Griffith silent drama set in London's Limehouse, notable for early Photokinema sound-on-disc sequences.
A Carboniferous proetid trilobite known from Mississippian limestones of Europe and North America, found in association with coal-measure-adjacent carbonate facies.
Red alga (Phyllophoraceae) of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, named in honor of British phycologist Amelia Warren Griffiths (1768–1858).
A delicate filamentous red alga of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, distinguished by whorled branchlets that produce a flower-like appearance when viewed under a microscope.
