When did D.W. Griffith begin working in the motion-picture industry?

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D.W. Griffith began his career in the motion-picture industry in late 1907, initially working as an actor. He appeared in the Edison Company’s Rescued from an Eagle’s Nest (1907) and performed in various films for the Biograph Company before transitioning into his influential role as a director in June 1908.1