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Dorothy Arzner

Dorothy Arzner

Director, Editor, Writer

Born January 3, 1897 in San Francisco, California, USA

Died October 1, 1979

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Dorothy Emma Arzner (January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979) was an American film director whose career in Hollywood spanned from the silent era of the 1920s into the early 1940s. From 1927 until her retirement from feature directing in 1943, Arzner was the only female director working in Hollywood. Additionally, she was one of a very few women able to establish a successful and long career in Hollywood as a film director until the 1970s. Arzner made a total of twenty films between 1927 and 1943 and launched the careers of a number of Hollywood actresses, including Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, and Lucille Ball. Additionally, Arzner was the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America and the first woman to direct a sound film.

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Dorothy Arzner, Pioneer, Queer, Feminist Poster

Dorothy Arzner, Pioneer, Queer, Feminist TV Movie2023Self

Et la femme créa Hollywood Poster

Et la femme créa Hollywood Documentary2016Self

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me Poster

Katharine Hepburn: All About Me Documentary1993Self

Director

21

First Comes Courage Poster

First Comes Courage Feature Film1943

Dance, Girl, Dance Poster

Dance, Girl, Dance Feature Film1940

The Bride Wore Red Poster

The Bride Wore Red Feature Film1937

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Poster

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Feature Film1937

Craig's Wife Poster

Craig's Wife Feature Film1936

Nana Feature Film1934

Christopher Strong Poster

Christopher Strong Feature Film1933

Merrily We Go to Hell Poster

Merrily We Go to Hell Feature Film1932

Honor Among Lovers Poster

Honor Among Lovers Feature Film1931

Working Girls Poster

Working Girls Feature Film1931

Anybody's Woman Poster

Anybody's Woman Feature Film1930

Behind the Make-Up Poster

Behind the Make-Up Feature Film1930

Paramount on Parade Poster

Paramount on Parade Feature Film1930

Sarah and Son Poster

Sarah and Son Feature Film1930

Charming Sinners Poster

Charming Sinners Feature Film1929

The Wild Party Poster

The Wild Party Feature Film1929

Manhattan Cocktail Poster

Manhattan Cocktail Feature Film1928

Fashions for Women Poster

Fashions for Women Feature Film1927

Get Your Man Poster

Get Your Man Feature Film1927

Ten Modern Commandments Poster

Ten Modern Commandments Feature Film1927

Blood and Sand Poster

Blood and Sand Feature Film1922

Editor

8

Old Ironsides Poster

Old Ironsides Feature Film1926

Inez from Hollywood Poster

Inez from Hollywood Feature Film1924

Merton of the Movies Poster

Merton of the Movies Feature Film1924

Ruggles of Red Gap Poster

Ruggles of Red Gap Feature Film1923

The Covered Wagon Poster

The Covered Wagon Feature Film1923

Blood and Sand Poster

Blood and Sand Feature Film1922

The Six Best Cellars Poster

The Six Best Cellars Feature Film1920

Too Much Johnson Poster

Too Much Johnson Feature Film1919

Writer

6

Old Ironsides Poster

Old Ironsides Feature Film1926

The Red Kimona Poster

The Red Kimona Feature Film1925

When Husbands Flirt Poster

When Husbands Flirt Feature Film1925

Breed of the Border Poster

Breed of the Border Feature Film1924

Inez from Hollywood Poster

Inez from Hollywood Feature Film1924

The No-Gun Man Feature Film1924

Production Manager

1

The Host Poster

The Host Short Film2000

Script and Continuity Department

1

Old Ironsides Poster

Old Ironsides Feature Film1926

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