Where Are My Children?
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Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the era of silent films".
Lois Weber. Director: Suspense. Lois Weber, who had been a street-corner evangelist before entering motion pictures in 1905, became the first American woman movie director of note, and a major one at that.
Lois Weber was the leading female director-screenwriter in early Hollywood. She began her career alongside her husband, Phillips Smalley, after the two had worked together in the theatre. They began working in motion pictures around 1907, often billed under the collective title “The Smalleys.”
Mar 20, 2019 · A nude scene! Abortion; birth control; prostitution! In the silent-movie era, Lois Weber’s films were shockingly ahead of their time – and also immensely popular.
Jan 5, 2019 · The first American woman to direct a feature-length drama, Weber made woman-centered films with daring commentary. She's barely known now, though the rerelease of two major...
Lois Weber: An Early Hollywood Filmmaker with Her Own Studio. Her films examined the lives of women. Angelica Aboulhosn. HUMANITIES, Fall 2023, Volume 44, Number 4. Photo caption. In 1914, a reporter for Photoplay was sent to profile the film director Lois Weber.
LOIS WEBER. “Lois Weber was the most successful of all the women directors in the first quarter of the 20th century and, at the time, was placed alongside the likes of D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille as the major innovative forces in filmmaking.”. — Cari Beauchamp, IndieWire.
