Lois Weber
Born: 1879-06-12
• Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
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.
Filmography
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Early Directors on Directing
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
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Alone in the World
Idle Wives
The Eye of God
Hop - The Devil's Brew
Scandal
Sunshine Molly
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False Colors
Lost by a Hair
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The Pursuit of Hate
The Spider and Her Web
The Merchant of Venice
The Jew's Christmas
How Men Propose
Suspense.
The Rosary
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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A Japanese Idyll
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Eyes That See Not
Fine Feathers
The Price
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Lost Illusions
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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
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Fate
On the Brink
The Twins
From Death to Life
A Heroine of '76