Director D. W. Griffith, the top American filmmaker during the silent film period, was central to the development of film grammar, and producer/entrepreneur Walt Disney was a leader in both animated film and movie merchandising.
Instruktøren D.W. Griffith, USA's mest fremtrædende filmskaber i stumfilmsperioden, var en central person i udviklingen af filmsproget, og producer/entreprenør Walt Disney var førende inden for både tegnefilm og film-merchandising.