The first talkie was directed by Alice Guy, the first color film was produced by Lois Weber, who directed more than 300 films over 10 years. Frances Marion wrote screenplays for the Hollywood Star Mary Pickford and won two Oscars, Dorothy Arzner was the most powerful film director in Hollywood. And what do all of them have in common? They are all women and they have all been forgotten. Incredibly, it also took until 2010 for the first woman, Kathryn Bigelow, to win the Oscar for Best Director. Even if underrepresented women have always played a big part in Hollywood and it is this part of the film history left untold that this documentary sets out to uncover.
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The Women Who Run Hollywood Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Ida Lupino
She was 98, 77 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Lillian Gish
She was 122, 99 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Paula Wagner
She was 69, now 77 years old
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as Herself |
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Mabel Normand
She was 122, 36 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Anita Loos
She was 127, 92 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Lynda Obst
She was 66, now 74 years old
|
as Herself |
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Edith Head
She was 118, 83 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Dorothy Arzner
She was 119, 82 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Mae West
She was 122, 87 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Robin Swicord
She was 64, now 72 years old
|
as Herself |
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Mary Pickford
She was 123, 86 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Margaret Booth
She was 118, 104 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Lois Weber
She was 136, 60 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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June Mathis
She was 129, 40 years old when she died
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as Herself (archive footage) |
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Cari Beauchamp
She was 65, now 73 years old
|
as Herself |
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Virginia Van Upp
She was 114, 68 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Frances Marion
She was 127, 84 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Alice Guy-Blaché
She was 142, 94 years old when she died
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
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Sherry Lansing
She was 71, now 79 years old
|
as Herself (archive footage) |
The Women Who Run Hollywood Crew
