An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Women in Early Films, 1895-1930

Bookwatch, The, April, 2005

An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Women In Early Films, 1895-1930

Denise Nola-Faye

The Haworth Press

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www.haworthpressinc.com

0789018438 $49.95 1-800-429-6784

Alphabetically arranged and presented An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Women In Early Films, 1895-1930 is an impressive collection of profiles identifying the women who were important to the development of movie making as an art and as a commercial enterprise. Here are the women who worked as producers, publicists, writers, directors, editors, as well as those who were before the cameras as actresses in leading and/or supporting roles. From the superstars like Mary Pickford, Theda Bara, and Francis Marion, to the anonymous and largely forgotten who moved the fledgling cinema from the silent era into the age of sound, this is a seminal work of remarkable scholarship that also includes appendices of female child stars. An Encyclopedic Dictionary Of Women In Early Films, 1895-1930 is a groundbreaking contribution to Cinematic History, Women's Studies, and anyone wanting to look up the women involved with those classic films of Hollywood's yesteryear.