Hollywood Heroines
Subtitle: The Most Influential Women in Film History
By: edited by Laura L. S. Bauer
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: 2023
Place of publication: Westport, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9798400665905
Subjects: Film theory & criticism
Description: This is a topical resource that provides a comprehensive look at the most influential women in Hollywood cinema across a wide-range of occupations rarely found together in a single volume.  Unlike other anthologies, Hollywood Heroines: The Most Influential Women in Film History is a hybrid of film history and industry information with an exclusive focus on prominent women. This reference work includes more commonly discussed categories of important women in Hollywood film history, such as directors and actresses, and reaches beyond them to encompass women working as cinematographers, casting directors, studio heads, musical composers, and visual and special effects supervisors.   The wide range of filmmaking crafts covered in the book provides an acute view of the industry and increases the visibility of and quality of representation for women working in Hollywood. By bringing the experience of these influential women to light, Hollywood Heroines joins a growing movement that endeavors to dismantle harmful, long-standing industry myths that perpetuate the systemic underrepresentation of women and the devaluation of women's stories in the Hollywood film industry.
Table of contents: title: Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Actresses Introduction Bara, Theda Bergman, Ingrid Davis, Bette Dietrich, Marlene Dunaway, Faye Fonda, Jane Foster, Jodie Garbo, Greta Hepburn, Katharine McDaniel, Hattie Streep, Meryl Talmadge, Norma Interview with Jodie Foster Casting Directors Introduction Chenoweth, Ellen Dougherty, Marion Kaufman, Avy Lewis, Ellen Marin, Mindy Taylor, Juliet Interview with Avy Kaufman Cinematographers Introduction Alberti, Maryse Briesewitz, Uta Kuras, Ellen Morano, Reed Morrison, Rachel Schreiber, Nancy Vincent, Amy Walker, Mandy Interview with Nancy Schreiber Costume Designers Introduction Atwood, Colleen Canonero, Milena Carter, Ruth E. Head, Edith Rose, Helen Sharaff, Irene Sylbert, Anthea Van Runkle, Theadora West, Clare Interview with Ruth E. Carter Directors Introduction Arzner, Dorothy Bigelow, Kathryn Campion, Jane Coolidge, Martha Deren, Maya DuVernay, Ava Guy-Blaché, Alice Jenkins, Patty Lupino, Ida Marshall, Penny Riefenstahl, Leni Shipman, Nell Weber, Lois Wertmüller, Lina Editors Introduction Allen, Dede Booth, Margaret Coates, Anne V. Fields, Verna Klingman, Lynzee Menke, Sally Schoonmaker, Thelma Smith, Rose Svilova, Yelizaveta Interview with Lynzee Klingman Feature Animation Introduction Blair, Mary Chapman, Brenda Jenson, Vicky Moberly-Holland, Sylvia Nelson, Jennifer Yuh 168 Reiniger, Lotte Interview with Brenda Chapman Interview with Vicky Jenson Makeup and Hairstyling Artists Introduction Burke, Michèle Callaghan, Colleen Neill, Ve Toussieng, Yolanda Westcott, Lisa Interview with Ve Neill Music Introduction Bergman, Marilyn Dudley, Anne Gerrard, Lisa Moriarty, Yvonne Suzette Morley, Angela Patsavas, Alexandra Portman, Rachel Walker, Shirley Producers Introduction Alonso, Victoria Donner, Lauren Shuler Ellison, Megan Gardner, Dede Gigliotti, Donna Kennedy, Kathleen Meyers, Nancy Phillips, Julia Thomas, Emma Interview with Donna Gigliotti Production Design Introduction Arrighi, Luciana Brandenstein, Patrizia von DeScenna, Linda Heron, Julia Martin, Catherine McMillan, Stephenie Platt, Polly Schiavo, Francesca Lo Screenwriters Introduction Allen, Jay Presson Brackett, Leigh Comden, Betty Coppola, Sofia Ephron, Nora Hellman, Lillian Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Khouri, Callie Loos, Anita Marion, Frances Mathis, June Sound Introduction Adair, Deb Baker Landers, Karen Behlmer, Anna Hall, Cecelia Hirschberg, Lora Rose, Kay Whittle, Gwendolyn Yates Interview with Deb Adair Interview with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle Interview with Karen Baker Landers Studio Heads and Executives Introduction Jacobson, Nina Langley, Donna Lansing, Sherry Pascal, Amy Pickford, Mary Snider, Stacey Steel, Dawn Interview with Sherry Lansing Stuntwomen Introduction Bell, Zoë Epper, Jeannie Evans, Debbie Gibson, Helen Interview with Zoë Bell Visual and Special Effects Introduction Bennett, Sara De Quattro, Lindy Douglas, Charlene Eberle Goulekas, Karen Nelson, Lori J. Interview with Karen Goulekas Interview with Lindy De Quattro Appendix: More Influential Women in Hollywood About the Editor and Contributors Index