The women who built Hollywood : 12 trailblazers in front of and behind the camera / Susan Goldman Rubin.
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TextPublisher: New York : Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, [2023]Copyright date: ©2023Edition: First editionDescription: 207 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781662680106
- 1662680104
- Women in the motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Motion picture industry -- United States -- History -- Juvenile literature
- Women in motion pictures -- History
- Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature
- Motion pictures -- United States -- History
- Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979 -- Juvenile literature
- Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 -- Juvenile literature
- Marion, Frances, 1888-1973 -- Juvenile literature
- Beavers, Louise, 1902-1962 -- Juvenile literature
- Washington, Fredi, 1903-1994 -- Juvenile literature
- McDaniel, Hattie, 1895-1952 -- Juvenile literature
- Wong, Marion E., 1895-1969 -- Juvenile literature
- Wong, Anna May, 1905-1961 -- Juvenile literature
- Arzner, Dorothy, 1900-1979 -- Juvenile literature
- Booth, Margaret, 1898-2002 -- Juvenile literature
- West, Clare, 1879-1961 -- Juvenile literature
- Holmes, Helen, 1891-1950 -- Juvenile literature
- Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Juvenile literature
- Young adult literature
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Main Library | NonFiction | 791.4309 R896 | Available | 33111011289812 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover the electrifying untold stories of the pioneering and groundbreaking women of Old Hollywood in this nonfiction book perfect for young movie buffs and budding feminists alike. Includes a foreword written by Marvel Studios' Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Academy Award-Winning Costume Designer Ruth E. Carter.
While recent phenomena like #OscarsSoWhite have reminded us that Hollywood can be an unfriendly place to people of color and to women, they have been an integral part of the industry from the beginning. In the early twentieth century, women from all walks of life fought against sexism and racism to succeed in Hollywood as actors, directors, costume designers, editors, and stunt women. From well-known, glamorous starlets like Mary Pickford and Lillian Gish, to under-appreciated trailblazers like Anna May Wong and Hattie McDaniel, acclaimed author Susan Goldman Rubin shows that movies wouldn't be the same without the women who succeeded against the odds and built Hollywood from the ground up. Filled with fascinating photographs and little-known facts, this rigorously researched book begins with a foreword by Ruth E Carter, who won Academy Awards in 2019 and 2023 for her work on Marvel Studios' Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Includes bibliographic references (pages 174-181) and index.
Foreword / Ruth E. Carter -- Mary Pickford -- Lillian Gish -- Frances Marion -- Louise Beavers -- Fredi Washington -- Hattie McDaniel -- Marion Wong -- Anna May Wong -- Dorothy Arzner -- Margaret Booth -- Clare West -- Helen Holmes -- Afterword: Women in Hollywood today.
Twelve diverse actors, directors, writers, editors, designers, and producers fought against sexism, racism and prejudice to have their voices heard and changed the industry forever.