Record #:

12791

Author(s):

Cook, Raymond A.

Abstract:

Shelby, North Carolina native, Thomas Dixon, began a revolution in the motion picture business with his film, The Birth of a Nation. Lawyer, legislator, preacher, lecturer, playwright, novelist, actor, producer, real estate entrepreneur, and millionaire, Dixon spent his life dedicated to influencing the public through a variety of mediums.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 30 Issue 26, May 1963, p7-8, 38, por

Subject(s):

Motion picture industry