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Lois Weber

American actor/film director (1879-1939) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 60

Florence Lois Weber was an American silent film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the era of silent films".

Lois Weber is read about 65 times a day, in 29 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

1939Died13 November 19391934White HeatFilm, Director, Writer1927Sensation SeekersFilm, Director, Writer1926The Marriage ClauseFilm, Director, Writer1921The BlotFilm, Director, Writer1920To Please One WomanFilm, Director, Writer1919A Midnight RomanceFilm, Director, Writer1918Tarzan of the ApesFilm, Writer1917Alone in the WorldFilm1916DiscontentFilm, Director, Writer1914Lost by a HairFilm, Director, Writer1913How Men ProposeFilm, Director, Producer1912A Japanese IdyllFilm, Director1911A Heroine of '76Film, Director1879Born13 June 1879

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Filmography 40

162 credits on file

Television 1

Media & music

Awards

Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

About this person

Film historian Anthony Slide has also asserted, "Along with D. W. Griffith, Weber was the American cinema's first genuine auteur, a filmmaker involved in all aspects of production and one who utilized the motion picture to put across her own ideas and philosophies".

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1879 to 1939 · aged 60

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Edgar Rice BurroughsAlso in Tarzan of the Apes (1918)Jane DarwellAlso in Hypocrites (1915)

Directors from the United States 1

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