The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era
By (Author) David W. Menefee
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th March 2004
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Individual actors and performers
Gender studies: women and girls
791.430280922
Physical Properties
Hardback
256
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
539g
Description
The First Female Stars: Women of the Silent Era rediscovers the fascinating lives and pioneering achievements of fifteen women who dared to venture into early motion pictures, an industry dominated by men, and who not only succeeded but became the focal points of the industry. Each star earned a position at the height of her profession, and though many are largely forgotten today, made a lasting and significant contribution to early cinema. In this entertaining and informative volume, author David Menefee reveals these women and their signature roles, drawing on many original sources to show us how such actresses as Theda Bara, Sarah Bernhardt, Dorothy Gish, and Norma Talmadge were received in their time, and the many ways in which their influence remains important today.
Reviews
"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
Author Bio
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.
