Trailblazing film pioneer who directed a number of highly influential classics, including Intolerance (1916) and the iconic (and still-controversial) Birth of a Nation (1915). Vintage fountain pen signature, “D. W. Griffith,” on an off-white irregularly clipped slip, affixed to a larger blue album page. Matted with a portrait of Griffith, to an overall size of 12 x 16. In fine condition, with some light pre-printed lines under signature. R&R COA.