Dorothy Arzner, The First Female Member of the Director's Guild | Episode 93
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Dorothy Arzner was a silent and sound film director in the late 20's and 30's, and has more directing credits than most female directors to this day. She was the first female member of the Directors Guild of America, she was the first person, man or woman, to have a credit as "Editor" in a film, she invented the boom microphone, and to top it off, and the list goes on. To make her legacy even more incredible, she was also an incredibly well-dressed butch lesbian woman. Dorothy Arzner paved the way for many of today's filmmakers, man and woman alike.
INTRO -10:47: Deanna introduces the show with the story of Sally Meinke, renowned Hollywood editor who is best known for her work with director Quentin Tarantino.
11:48 - 48:52: Lights. Camera. Action! Hannah shares the story of our person of the week, Hollywood director, Dorothy Arzner.
LINKS:
Judith Mayne, both her book Directed by Dorothy Arzner and her article https://filmquarterly.org/2017/07/12/scandale-dorothy-arzner-in-paris/)
Ella Morton, Atlas Obscura (https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dorothy-arzner-hidden-star-maker-of-hollywood-s-golden-age) Wikipedia
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1920s-dorothy-arzner-paved-way-female-directors-today-180955904/
https://www.tiff.net/the-review/dorothy-arzners-working-girls https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-dorothy-arzner/ (women film pioneers project)
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