Script girls : women screenwriters in Hollywood /

Francke, Lizzie

Script girls : women screenwriters in Hollywood / Lizzie Francke - London : British Film Institute, 1994 - viii,172p : ill, ports ; 25cm

Bibliography: p143-144. Filmography: p145-164. - Includes index.

This work traces the history of women in the screen-writing profession - from Gene Gauntier's 1911 version of "Ben Hur" to Callie Khouri's "Thelma and Louise". It includes interviews with women working today - including Nora Ephron, Callie Khouri and Caroline Thompson - plus filmographies.

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Performing arts
Mass media
Literature
Women authors, American--California--Los Angeles--20th century
Women authors--California--Los Angeles--20th century
Motion picture authorship--History--California--Los Angeles
Women in the motion picture industry--History--California--Los Angeles
Women screenwriters--California--Los Angeles--Biography
Cinema, TV & Radio industries
Gender studies: women & girls
Films, cinema


Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)

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