Lois Weber

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Film_Director
gptkbp:activeYears 1908
1934
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Honorary_Academy_Award
gptkbp:birthDate June 12, 1879
gptkbp:burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Herbert_Blaché
gptkb:Carl_Laemmle
gptkbp:contribution First female director in Hollywood
gptkbp:culturalImpact Challenging gender norms in film
Representation of women in cinema
Advocacy for women's rights through storytelling
Influence on film narrative techniques
Recognition of women's contributions to film history
gptkbp:deathDate March 13, 1939
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:filmFestival Honored at the 2021 Women in Film Festival
Screening at the 2020 TCM Classic Film Festival
Tribute at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival
Retrospective at the 2018 San Francisco Silent Film Festival
gptkbp:filmography Documentary
Social Issues
Feminism
Experimental Film
Melodrama
Narrative Film
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lois Weber
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dorothy_Arzner
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:D.W._Griffith
gptkbp:knownFor Silent Film Era
gptkbp:legacy Advocate for social reform through film
Influence on future female filmmakers
Pioneer_of_women_in_film
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Blot
Hypocrites
The Dumb Girl of Portici
Where Are My Children?
gptkbp:occupation Actress
Producer
Screenwriter
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Actress in vaudeville
Screenwriter_for_short_films
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Phillips_Smalley