Person Details

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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.
Average
7

Suspense.

(1913) Writer
Where Are My Children?
Average
6

Where Are My Children?

(1916) Writer
The Merchant of Venice
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0

The Merchant of Venice

(1914) Writer
A Chapter in Her Life
Average
6

A Chapter in Her Life

(1923) Screenplay
Tarzan of the Apes
Average
5

Tarzan of the Apes

(1918) Writer
The Dumb Girl of Portici
Average
7

The Dumb Girl of Portici

(1916) Adaptation
Too Wise Wives
Average
5

Too Wise Wives

(1921) Screenplay
What Do Men Want?
Average
3

What Do Men Want?

(1921) Writer

Acting

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1934 Director
1927 Director
Director
1926 Director
1923 Director
1921 Director
Director
Director
Director
1920 Director
1919 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1918 Director
Director
Director
1917 Director
Director
Director
Director
1916 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1915 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1914 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
1913 Director
Director
Director
Director
1912 Director
Director
Director
Director
1911 Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1934 Writer
1927 Adaptation
Screenplay
Writer
1926 Writer
1923 Adaptation
Screenplay
1921 Writer
Writer
Story
Screenplay
Writer
1920 Writer
1919 Writer
Writer
Scenario Writer
Screenplay
Writer
Writer
1918 Writer
Adaptation
Screenplay
Writer
Writer
1917 Writer
Writer
Writer
1916 Writer
Story
Writer
Adaptation
Writer
Writer
Scenario Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Scenario Writer
Screenplay
Adaptation
Writer
1915 Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
Writer
1914 Screenplay
Writer
Scenario Writer
Writer
1913 Writer
Writer
Screenplay
1912 Writer
1911 Writer
Story
Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Editing

Year Role Movie/Tv
1917 Editor
Year Role Movie/Tv

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