Lois Weber
DirectingBorn Jun 12, 1879Died Nov 13, 1939
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.
Known For
Filmography
2016The Women Who Run Hollywoodas Self (archive footage)movie2009Early Directors on Directingas Selfmovie1934White Heatas Directormovie1927The Angel of Broadwayas Directormovie1927Topsy and Evaas Screenplaymovie1927Sensation Seekersas Writermovie1926The Marriage Clauseas Directormovie1923A Chapter in Her Lifeas Screenplaymovie1921What Do Men Want?as Writermovie1921The Blotas Producermovie1921Too Wise Wivesas Screenplaymovie1921What's Worth While?as Directormovie1920To Please One Womanas Writermovie1919Forbiddenas Writermovie1919Homeas Writermovie1919Mary Reganas Screenplaymovie1919A Midnight Romanceas Directormovie1919When a Girl Lovesas Directormovie1918Borrowed Clothesas Writermovie1918For Husbands Onlyas Screenplaymovie1918The Doctor and the Womanas Writermovie1918Tarzan of the Apesas Writermovie1917The Price of a Good Timeas Editormovie1917The Hand That Rocks the Cradleas Producermovie1917Even as You and Ias Directormovie1917The Mysterious Mrs. Mas Writermovie1917Alone in the Worldmovie1916The People vs. John Doeas Producermovie1916Wanted- A Homeas Storymovie1916Idle Wivesas Adaptationmovie1916Saving the Family Nameas Writermovie1916Shoesas Writermovie1916The Eye of Godas Writermovie1916Where Are My Children?as Writermovie1916John Needham's Doubleas Directormovie1916The Flirtas Directormovie1916Hop - The Devil's Brewas Screenplaymovie1916The Dumb Girl of Porticias Directormovie1916Discontentas Writermovie1915Jewelas Writermovie1915A Cigarette - That's Allas Directormovie1915Scandalas Writermovie1915Betty in Search of a Thrillas Directormovie1915Captain Courtesyas Directormovie1915Sunshine Mollyas Directormovie1915Hypocritesas Writermovie1915It's No Laughing Matteras Directormovie1914False Colorsas Screenplaymovie1914The Opened Shuttersas Scenario Writermovie1914Lost by a Hairas Directormovie1914The Pursuit of Hateas Directormovie1914The Spider and Her Webas Scenario Writermovie1914The Merchant of Veniceas Writermovie1913The Jew's Christmasas Writermovie1913How Men Proposeas Producermovie1913Suspense.as Writermovie1913The Rosaryas Directormovie1913The Picture of Dorian Grayas Screenplaymovie1912A Japanese Idyllas Directormovie1912The Troubadour's Triumphas Writermovie1912Eyes That See Notas Directormovie1912Fine Feathersas Directormovie1911The Priceas Writermovie1911Lost Illusionsas Grace - The Wifemovie1911Sherlock Holmes, Jr.as Mrs. Brownmovie1911Fateas Directormovie1911On the Brinkas Storymovie1911The Twinsas Directormovie1911From Death to Lifeas Directormovie1911A Heroine of '76as Directormovie