{"product_id":"9781496848260-dorothy-arzner","title":"Dorothy Arzner","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInterviews\u003cbr\u003eThrough dozens of interviews, a detailed chronology and filmography, and a selection of Dorothy Arzner’s own writings - including her unfinished autobiography – this volume offers major insights into and an in-depth examination of the life and career of one of the few women to direct films during Hollywood’s Golden Age.\u003cbr\u003eThrough dozens of interviews, a detailed chronology and filmography, and a selection of Dorothy Arzner’s own writings—including her unfinished autobiography—\u003ci\u003eDorothy Arzner: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e offers major insights into and an in-depth examination of the life and career of one of the few women to direct films during Hollywood’s 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 themselves—women not unlike Arzner herself, who once said that \"all we can ever do in our work is write our own biography.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDorothy Arzner (1897–1979) began her film career in 1919 as a script typist for the Famous Players-Lasky company, which later became Paramount Pictures. She quickly rose through the ranks to become a script supervisor, screenwriter, and editor before directing her first film, \u003ci\u003eFashions for Women\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1927. After the release of her final Hollywood film, \u003ci\u003eFirst Comes Courage\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1943, Arzner changed directions in her professional life. She made several training films for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps during World War II and directed many television commercials for Pepsi-Cola in the 1950s. She concluded her career by serving as a filmmaking instructor at the Pasadena Playhouse College of Theatre Arts and UCLA, where she helped launch the first wave of college-trained moviemakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55729069818230,"sku":"9781496848260","price":30.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38205162_2b74c97a-e8e2-425c-b6e0-d189139d1ddb.jpg?v=1763801053","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781496848260-dorothy-arzner","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}