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