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Hollywood History

Having it All: Phoebe Ephron Gave Birth to Several Classic Films and 4 Female Screenwriters

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

From 'Greatest Girl Reporter' to ‘Mother Confessor of Hollywood’ Adela Rogers St. Johns Wrote Herself into the History of the 20th Century

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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The 'Strongheart' of Screenwriter Jane Murfin

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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From Ireland to Palestine Gene Gauntier Invented Location Filming

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Screenwriter Ruth Goodman: Her Instincts Made 'The Heiress' an Enduring Classic

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Screenwriter Laura West Perelman: From New York to LA and Back

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

Make Way for Viña Delmar

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

A Celebration of Cinema: A Look at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and A Conversation with Jacqueline Stewart

By Sonya Alexander
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Hope Loring - Winging Her Way to the First Oscar Win

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Elinor Glyn Recognized "It" Before Anyone Else -Because She Had "It"

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

The Little Woman that Wrote 'Little Women' Well

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Screenwriter Eve Unsell, Hitchcock’s Mentor Who Saved Universal’s European Operation

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Alice Burton Russell Micheaux: “Breaking Barriers on Two Fronts”

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
June-Mathis
Hollywood History

June Mathis: An Eye for Talent

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

Contract or No Contract, Bess Meredyth Made Movie Magic

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Jeanie MacPherson - The Genius Behind DeMille

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Ruth Gordon (with Her Husband, Garson Kanin) -- Truly The Marrying Kind

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Frances Goodrich Hackett (and Her Husband, Albert) Wrote Themselves a Wonderful Life

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Dorothy Parker: Born to be a Star of Poignant and Pointed Word Play

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

Women Prefer Anita Loos

By Dr. Rosanne Welch
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Hollywood History

MEET THE READER: The Dream Factory

By Ray Morton
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Screenwriting How-To Articles

Meet the Reader: Hollywood Bookshelf

By Ray Morton