Lois Weber

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Lois Weber

Lois Weber  (b.1881, ; d.1939 ,)

aka "First Female Movie Director" (in USA; see also...)

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    Trained as a pianist and actress, [she maried
    fellow actor ] Phillips Smalley in 1905, acting
    on stage together they later became involved
    in motions pictures. By 1913, Weber was
    directing, writing, and acting in an average
    of one short film per week for Universal. She
    later headed here own studio before returning
    to universal.

    Weber didn't shy away from controversy in her
    work i







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Ref:  Bolden, Tonya (Editor) (). Thirty Three Thinks Every 
         Girl Should Know about Women's History.   
         New York: www.RandomHouse.com/teens


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