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    Lois Weber

    1879-06-12 (145 years old) in Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

    Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.

    Movies

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    The Women Who Run Hollywood
    70 %|May 16, 2016
    Documentary
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    Early Directors on Directing
    0 %|Sep 26, 2014
    Documentary
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    The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
    0 %|May 13, 1917
    Drama
    actor
    Alone in the World
    0 %|Jan 3, 1917
    Drama
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    Idle Wives
    50 %|Sep 16, 1916
    Drama
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    The Eye of God
    0 %|Jun 5, 1916
    Drama
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    Hop - The Devil's Brew
    0 %|Feb 14, 1916
    Drama
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    Scandal
    0 %|Jul 10, 1915
    Drama
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    Sunshine Molly
    0 %|Mar 18, 1915
    actor
    False Colors
    0 %|Dec 17, 1914
    Drama
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    Lost by a Hair
    0 %|Jun 28, 1914
    Romance, Comedy
    actor
    The Pursuit of Hate
    0 %|Jun 14, 1914
    Drama
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    The Spider and Her Web
    0 %|Mar 26, 1914
    Drama
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    The Merchant of Venice
    0 %|Feb 1, 1914
    Drama
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    The Jew's Christmas
    0 %|Dec 18, 1913
    Drama
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    How Men Propose
    55.629999999999995 %|Jul 19, 1913
    Romance, Comedy
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    Suspense.
    70.22999999999999 %|Jul 6, 1913
    Drama, Thriller, Horror
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    The Rosary
    75 %|May 3, 1913
    actor
    The Picture of Dorian Gray
    0 %|Jan 1, 1913
    Drama, Fantasy
    actor
    A Japanese Idyll
    0 %|Aug 28, 1912
    actor
    Eyes That See Not
    0 %|Mar 14, 1912
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    Fine Feathers
    0 %|Feb 2, 1912
    Drama
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    The Price
    55 %|Nov 23, 1911
    Drama
    actor
    Lost Illusions
    0 %|Oct 4, 1911
    Drama
    actor
    Sherlock Holmes, Jr.
    0 %|Jul 20, 1911
    Comedy
    actor
    Fate
    0 %|Jul 6, 1911
    Drama
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    On the Brink
    100 %|Jun 22, 1911
    Drama
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    The Twins
    45 %|Jun 14, 1911
    Drama
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    From Death to Life
    0 %|Jun 8, 1911
    Drama
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    A Heroine of '76
    0 %|Feb 16, 1911
    Drama

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