About

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27
Birthday:
1897-01-03
Place of birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Dorothy Arzner

Overview

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Dorothy Emma Arzner (January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979) was an American film director whose career in Hollywood spanned from the silent era of the 1920s into the early 1940s. From 1927 until her retirement from feature directing in 1943, Arzner was the only female director working in Hollywood. Additionally, she was one of a very few women able to establish a successful and long career in Hollywood as a film director until the 1970s. Arzner made a total of twenty films between 1927 and 1943 and launched the careers of a number of Hollywood actresses, including Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, and Lucille Ball. Additionally, Arzner was the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America and the first woman to direct a sound film.

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Acting
2016 The Women Who Run Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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Directing
1943 First Comes Courage Directing Director 58
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1940 Dance, Girl, Dance Directing Director 59
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1937 The Bride Wore Red Directing Director 59
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1936 Craig's Wife Directing Director 59
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1934 Nana Directing Director 58
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1933 Christopher Strong Directing Director 58
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1932 Merrily We Go to Hell Directing Director 59
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1931 Working Girls Directing Director 58
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1931 Honor Among Lovers Directing Director 59
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1930 Anybody's Woman Directing Director 59
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1930 Paramount on Parade Directing Director 58
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1930 Sarah and Son Directing Director 58
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1929 Charming Sinners Directing Director N/A
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1929 The Wild Party Directing Director 59
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1928 Manhattan Cocktail Directing Director N/A
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1927 Get Your Man Directing Director 59
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1927 Ten Modern Commandments Directing Director N/A
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1927 Fashions for Women Directing Director 58
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1922 Blood and Sand Directing Assistant Director 58
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Writing
1925 The Red Kimona Writing Adaptation 58
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1924 Inez from Hollywood Writing Writer N/A
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Editing
1926 Old Ironsides Editing Editor 58
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1924 Inez from Hollywood Editing Editor N/A
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1924 Merton of the Movies Editing Editor N/A
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1923 The Covered Wagon Editing Editor 58
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1922 Blood and Sand Editing Editor 58
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