Inside the MFAH Posts tagged #lois-weber
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Lois Weber & Anna Pavlova, Pioneering Women of Film & Dance March 11, 2017
Today’s audiences may be surprised to learn that more than a century ago, one of the most highly acclaimed powerhouses of the film industry—entrusted to head the largest production that Universal had ever attempted—was a woman filmmaker. Director Lois Weber was tapped to bring a well-known and loved opera to the big screen, which was as artistically ambitious as it was risky. In celebration of …
