In the late 1910s, the trade press heralded Flossie A. Jones as “the best-known woman manager” of movie theaters in the country (“Flossie A. Jones, of Waukesha”). Despite her position as a small-town exhibitor in Waukesha, Wisconsin (with a population of less than 10,000), this “title” made her a model for others in the industry
Anita Stewart began her career as an actress at the Vitagraph Company in 1911, and rose to become on...
Helen Gardner’s silent film career peaked three times. The first peak came in 1911 with her performa...
It is well known that Florence Lawrence, the first “Biograph Girl,” was frustrated in her desire to ...
By operating traveling movie shows, managing nickelodeons and neighborhood theatres, playing musical...
On May 1, 1917, actress Bessie Barriscale invited members of the press corps and trade papers to the...
Florence Annie Bridgwood, usually known as “Flo” Lawrence, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on...
It would have been hard to page through any major trade publication of the 1910s and 1920s without c...
Mary Pickford was born Gladys Smith in 1892 in Toronto, Canada. After her father was killed in an ac...
Texas Guinan’s lasting fame derives from her reign as New York City’s Prohibition-era “queen of the ...
In the 1930s Fanchon Royer was famous for being one of the few female producers in Hollywood, but sh...
During the years 1907-1912, Gene Gauntier, the first “Kalem Girl,” was the preeminent figure at the ...
Known for being one of the youngest scenario editors, male or female, during the silent era, Winifre...
Mary O’Connor worked at numerous companies, in positions such as a manager of the scenario departmen...
While Thanhouser Company may not be one of the best known of the early film companies, what is certa...
Maria P. Williams, who, like Tressie Souders, also lived in Kansas City, Missouri, produced, distrib...
Anita Stewart began her career as an actress at the Vitagraph Company in 1911, and rose to become on...
Helen Gardner’s silent film career peaked three times. The first peak came in 1911 with her performa...
It is well known that Florence Lawrence, the first “Biograph Girl,” was frustrated in her desire to ...
By operating traveling movie shows, managing nickelodeons and neighborhood theatres, playing musical...
On May 1, 1917, actress Bessie Barriscale invited members of the press corps and trade papers to the...
Florence Annie Bridgwood, usually known as “Flo” Lawrence, was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on...
It would have been hard to page through any major trade publication of the 1910s and 1920s without c...
Mary Pickford was born Gladys Smith in 1892 in Toronto, Canada. After her father was killed in an ac...
Texas Guinan’s lasting fame derives from her reign as New York City’s Prohibition-era “queen of the ...
In the 1930s Fanchon Royer was famous for being one of the few female producers in Hollywood, but sh...
During the years 1907-1912, Gene Gauntier, the first “Kalem Girl,” was the preeminent figure at the ...
Known for being one of the youngest scenario editors, male or female, during the silent era, Winifre...
Mary O’Connor worked at numerous companies, in positions such as a manager of the scenario departmen...
While Thanhouser Company may not be one of the best known of the early film companies, what is certa...
Maria P. Williams, who, like Tressie Souders, also lived in Kansas City, Missouri, produced, distrib...
Anita Stewart began her career as an actress at the Vitagraph Company in 1911, and rose to become on...
Helen Gardner’s silent film career peaked three times. The first peak came in 1911 with her performa...
It is well known that Florence Lawrence, the first “Biograph Girl,” was frustrated in her desire to ...
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