From Wikipedia Edward H Griffith August 23 1894 March 3 1975 was an American motion picture director screenwriter and producer He directed 61 films from 1917 to 1946 He was born in Lynchburg Virginia and began his career in motion pictures as a screenwriter in 1916 and advanced to the position of a director of tworeelers He directed actress Madeleine Carroll in several films including Honeymoon in Bali 1939 Griffith died on March 3 1975 at the age of 80