Description
This collection of 23 new essays focuses on the lives of female screenwriters of Golden Age Hollywood, whose work helped create those unforgettable stories and characters beloved by audiences--but whose names have been left out of most film histories. The contributors trace the careers of such writers as Anita Loos, Adela Rogers St. Johns, Lillian Hellman, Gene Gauntier, Eve Unsell and Ida May Park, and explore themes of their writing in classics like Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Ben Hur, and It's a Wonderful Life.
Author: Rosanne Welch
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 07/03/2018
Pages: 229
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781476668871
ISBN10: 1476668876
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | Screenwriting
- Social Science | Women's Studies
- Drama | American | General
About the Author
Rosanne Welch teaches the history of screenwriting and one-hour drama for the Stephens College MFA in Screenwriting. As a television writer/producer, her credits include Beverly Hills 90210, Picket Fences and Touched by an Angel. The book reviews editor for Journal of Screenwriting, she lives in Los Angeles.