Lois Weber
Born
1879-06-12
Place of birth
Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1939-11-13
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.
Known for
Suspense.
The Wife
How Men Propose
The Maid
The Women Who Run Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
Fate
Flora Brown
Idle Wives
Anne
The Rosary
The Soldier's Sweetheart
The Price
Ann
The Twins
The Twin Sisters
On the Brink
Tess
From Death to Life
Aratus' Wife
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Movie
The Spider and Her Web
Madame DuBarr
A Heroine of '76
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
The Pursuit of Hate
Diana Grave
Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
Mrs. Brown