Examines 15 women who ventured into the early film business, becoming the focal point of that burgeoning industry, each important today for the role they played in the development of a new art.
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Theda Bara
Beverly Bayne
Sarah Bernhardt
Pauline Frederick
Carol Dempster
Gene Gauntier
Janet Gaynor
Dorothy Gish
Mae Marsh
Mae Murray
Alla Nazimova
Constance Talmadge
Norma Talmadge
Laurette Taylor
Pearl White
Appendix
Bibliography
David W. Menefee is a contributing writer for The Dallas Times Herald and The Dallas Morning News. He is the author of Sarah Bernhardt: In the Theater, Film and Sound Recordings, the first-ever comprehensive study of the actress's recorded work.
"The First Female Stars pays homage to the lives of fifteen early
female stars who made their first movie appearance between 1900 and
1923... Menefee lovingly recounts the qualities of these stars of
the silent screen..."-Journal of American Studies
?Menefee places the great female stars of the American silent
cinema on well-deserved pedestals and worships them with loving
tributes and deep affection....Recommended. Large film collections;
all levels.?-Choice
?The First Female Stars pays homage to the lives of fifteen early
female stars who made their first movie appearance between 1900 and
1923... Menefee lovingly recounts the qualities of these stars of
the silent screen...?-Journal of American Studies
?With obvious affection and thorough painstaking research, Menefee
brings back to life the women who truly were pioneers of the movie
industry.?-Booklist
"With obvious affection and thorough painstaking research, Menefee
brings back to life the women who truly were pioneers of the movie
industry."-Booklist
"Menefee places the great female stars of the American silent
cinema on well-deserved pedestals and worships them with loving
tributes and deep affection....Recommended. Large film collections;
all levels."-Choice
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