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Movie mavens : US newspaper women take on the movies, 1914-1923 / edited by Richard Abel. - 1 online resource (xiv, 268 pages) : illustrations. - Women and film history international . - Women and film history international. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"During the early era of cinema, moviegoers turned to women editors and writers for the latest on everyone's favorite stars, films, and filmmakers. Richard Abel returns these women to film history with an anthology of reviews, articles, and other works. Drawn from newspapers of the time, the selections show how columnists like Kitty Kelly, Mae Tinee, Louella Parsons, and Genevieve Harris wrote directly to female readers. They also profiled women working in jobs like scenario writer and film editor and noted the industry's willingness to hire women. Sharp wit and frank opinions entertained and informed a wide readership hungry for news about the movies but also about women on both sides of the camera. Abel supplements the texts with hard-to-find biographical information and provides context on the newspapers and silent-era movie industry as well as on the professionals and films highlighted by these writers. An invaluable collection of rare archival sources, Movie Mavens reveals"--

ISBN: 0252052900 9780252052903

Source: 22573/ctv1z2gphq JSTOR

LCCN: 2021017188

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1900-1999

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion pictures--United States--Reviews.
Motion pictures--Press coverage--History--United States--20th century.
Silent films--History and criticism.--United States
Women journalists--History--United States--20th century.
Women and journalism--History--United States--20th century.
Motion pictures.
Silent films.
Women and journalism.
Women journalists.
PERFORMING ARTS / General

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Reviews.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PN1995.75 / .M565 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4301