Dorothy Arzner – Interviews Norden Paperback 9781496848260

Name: Dorothy Arzner – Interviews Norden Paperback 9781496848260
Brand: University Press of Mississippi

University Press of Mississippi

Dorothy ArznerInterviews\nAuthor(s): Martin F. Norden\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University Press of Mississippi, United States\nImprint: University Press of Mississippi\nISBN-13: 9781496848260, 978-1496848260\nSynopsis\nThrough dozens of interviews, a detailed chronology and filmography, and a selection of Dorothy Arzners own writingsincluding her unfinished autobiographyDorothy Arzner: Interviews offers major insights into and an in-depth examination of the life and career of one of the few women to direct films during Hollywoods Golden Age. A key figure in Hollywood for decades, she directed more studio films than any other woman in history. Her movies often focused on courageous women who must make difficult decisions to remain true to themselveswomen not unlike Arzner herself, who once said that \""all we can ever do in our work is write our own biography.\""\n\nDorothy Arzner [tel] began her film career in 1919 as a script typist for the Famous Players-Lasky company, which la.