Lois Weber in Early Hollywood

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Written By Siena Walker

Among early Hollywood’s most renowned filmmakers, Lois Weber was considered one of the era’s “three great minds” alongside D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Despite her accomplishments, Weber has been marginalized in relation to her contemporaries, who have long been recognized as fathers of American cinema. Drawing on a range of materials untapped by previous historians, Shelley Stamp offers the first comprehensive study of Weber’s remarkable career as director, screenwriter, and actress. Lois Weber in Early Hollywood provides compelling evidence of the extraordinary role that women played in shaping American movie culture.

Awards:

  • Michael Nelson Book Prize, International Association for Media History

  • Richard Wall Memorial Award, Theatre Library Association

  • Best Film Books of 2015, Huffington Post

related works

  • Watch me discuss Lois Weber’s remarkable career for the PBS American Masters series Unladylike 2020.

  • Watch me discuss Lois Weber and other women in early Hollywood for the KCET series Lost LA

  • Hear me talk about the restoration of two Lois Weber films on NPR’s Weekend Edition

Siena Walker https://www.sienaleigh.com/
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