Biography
Frank E. Woods (1860 – May 1, 1939) was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 90 films between 1908 till 1925. He first became a writer with the Biograph Company. Woods was also a pioneering film reviewer. As a writer, his contributions to film criticism are discussed in the 2009 documentary, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. Woods worked for the Kinemacolor Company of America, directing at their Hollywood studios and writing the script for the unreleased The Clansman (1911). He was also known for his screenplay collaborations with D. W. Griffith, including the co-scripting of The Birth of a Nation. He later publicly expressed regret for his involvement with the film. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA. Woods was one of the 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. From Wikipedia.
Wrote 50
1920s
- 1925
Beauty and the Bad Man
Writer
Let Women Alone
Adaptation
- 1924
Chalk Marks
Writer
What Shall I Do?
Story
- 1923
Richard the Lion-Hearted
Writer
- 1922
The Old Homestead
Writer
1910s
- 1917
A Woman's Awakening
Scenario Writer
Betsy's Burglar
Story
The Bad Boy
Screenplay
- 1916
The Children Pay
Writer
- 1915
Man's Prerogative
Scenario Writer
- 1914
Men and Women
Scenario Writer
The Life of General Villa
Writer
The Mountain Rat
Scenario Writer
Brute Force
Writer
Strongheart
Writer
- 1913
The Reformers
Writer
- 1912
Man's Genesis
Writer
Home Folks
Writer
- 1910
Simple Charity
Writer
A Gold Necklace
Writer
Wilful Peggy
Writer
When We Were in Our 'Teens
Writer
The Usurer
Writer
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
Writer
Faithful
Writer
1900s
- 1909
A Corner in Wheat
Writer
The Redman's View
Writer
The Mountaineer's Honor
Writer
Nursing a Viper
Writer
A Change of Heart
Writer
Fools of Fate
Writer
Pippa Passes
Writer
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Writer
The Sealed Room
Writer
A Strange Meeting
Writer
Her First Biscuits
Writer
The Violin Maker of Cremona
Writer
The Cricket on the Hearth
Writer
Resurrection
Writer
The Suicide Club
Writer
Edgar Allen Poe
Scenario Writer
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Writer
- 1908
The Song of the Shirt
Writer
A Smoked Husband
Writer
Produced 1
Directed 1
1910s
- 1913
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Director