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When women wrote Hollywood : essays on female screenwriters in the early film industry / edited by Rosanne Welch ; foreword by Cari Beauchamp.

Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.W6 W48 2018
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Welch, Rosanne, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Women in the motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles.
Women in the motion picture industry.
Women screenwriters--California--Los Angeles--Biography.
Women screenwriters.
Biography.
California--Los Angeles.
Physical Description:
vii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]
Summary:
"This collection of 23 new essays focuses on the lives of female screenwriters of Golden Age Hollywood, whose work helped create unforgettable stories and characters beloved by generations of audiences--but whose names have been left out of most film histories"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Adela Rogers St. Johns: Survival of the Feisty p. 11 / Sarah Amble Whorton
Jeanie Macpherson: A Life Unknown p. 20 / Amelia Phillips
Anita Loos: A Girl Like Her p. 35 / Toni Anita Hull
The Nature and Genius of Alice Guy Blaché p. 47 / Khanisha Foster
"You'd better learn to hold your liquor": Bess Meredyth and a Career in Early Hollywood p. 56 / Sydney Haven
The Best Revenge Is Outliving Them All: The Life and Heartbreak of Frederica Sagor Maas p. 63 / Mikayla Daniels
Silent Screenwriter, Producer and Director: Marion Fairfax p. 69 / Sarah Phillips
Smart Girl in Charge: Eve Unsell p. 80 / Laura Kirk
The Glorious Ms. Glyn p. 88 / Amy L. Banks
Fearless and Fierce: June Mathis p. 95 / Lauren Elizabeth Smith
Writing Around Lois Weber p. 104 / Chase Thompson
Gene Gauntier: Ascending by Drowning p. 112 / Yasser Omar Shahin
Lorna Moon: A Woman of a Certain Influence p. 117 / Elizabeth Dwyer
Clara Beranger: The Unseen Laborer p. 125 / Amanda R. Stockwell
Ida May Park: Prolific Pioneer p. 133 / Jackie Perez
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett: The Most Beloved Couple in Hollywood p. 140 / Julie Berkobien
In Defense of Lillian Hellman p. 150 / Kelley C. Zinge
The Intimately Unknowable Dorothy Parker: A Study of Her Life and Art p. 166 / Elizabeth Dwyer
Joan Harrison: Redefining Femininity in Film Noir and Hollywood p. 166 / Chelsea Andes
The Six Degrees of Sarah Y. Mason and Victor Heerman p. 175 / Pamela L. Scott
Zoë Akins: A Quiet Rebellion p. 183 / Sarah Amble Whorton
Marriage of Words: Bella and Sam Spewack p. 192 / Laura Kirk
The Forgettable Ms. Murfin p. 200 / Amy L. Banks
A Team in Passionate Action: Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin p. 205 / Rosanne Welch.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781476668871
1476668876
OCLC:
1038021627

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