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Originally part of the San
Fernando Mission lands, this ranch was purchased by David
Wark Griffith, revered pioneer of silent motion pictures,
in 1912. It provided the locale for many western thrillers,
including Custer's Last Stand, and was the inspiration
for the immortal production, Birth of a Nation. In 1948
it was acquired by Fritz B. Burns, who has perpetuated
the Griffith name in memory of the great film pioneer.
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