Lois Weber
Age: 60 | From: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1879-06-13 21:47:33
Death: 1939-11-13 21:47:33
Aliases: Florence Lois Weber , Mrs. Phillips Smalley
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 149
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.
Most Famous Work
Suspense.
(1913) Writer
Where Are My Children?
(1916) Writer
The Merchant of Venice
(1914) Writer
A Chapter in Her Life
(1923) Screenplay
Tarzan of the Apes
(1918) Writer
The Dumb Girl of Portici
(1916) Adaptation
Too Wise Wives
(1921) Screenplay
What Do Men Want?
(1921) WriterActing
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| 2016 | Herself (archive footage) | |
| 1917 | Mrs. Broome | |
| N/A | ||
| 1916 | Anne | |
| Renie | ||
| Lydia Jansen | ||
| 1915 | Daisy Dean | |
| Sunshine Molly | ||
| 1914 | N/A | |
| Summer Girl | ||
| Diana Grave | ||
| Madame DuBarr | ||
| Portia | ||
| 1913 | Leah - Isaac's Daughter | |
| The Maid | ||
| The Wife | ||
| The Soldier's Sweetheart | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1912 | N/A | |
| The Millionaire's Wife | ||
| The Artist's Model | ||
| 1911 | Ann | |
| Grace - The Wife | ||
| Tess | ||
| The Twin Sisters | ||
| Aratus' Wife | ||
| The Tavern Keeper's Daughter | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
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| 1934 | Writer | |
| 1927 | Screenplay | |
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| 1926 | Writer | |
| 1923 | Adaptation | |
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| 1921 | Writer | |
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| 1920 | Writer | |
| 1919 | Writer | |
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| 1918 | Writer | |
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| 1917 | Writer | |
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| 1916 | Writer | |
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| 1915 | Writer | |
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| 1914 | Screenplay | |
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| 1913 | Writer | |
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| 1912 | Writer | |
| 1911 | Writer | |
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Directing
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| 1915 | Director | |
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| 1913 | Director | |
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| 1911 | Director | |
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Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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| 1921 | Producer | |
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| 1913 | Producer | |
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Editing
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| 1917 | Editor | |
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