Cover Image

Women in the silent cinema : histories of fame and fate /

Show other versions (1)

"This magisterial book offers comprehensive accounts of the professional itineraries of three women in the silent film in the Netherlands, France and North America. Annette Förster presents a careful assessment of the long career of Dutch stage and film actress Adriënne Solser; an exploration o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Förster, Annette (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2017.
Series:Framing film (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Subjects:
Solser, Adriënne, > 1873-1943.
Musidora.
Shipman, Nell, > 1892-1970.
Women in motion pictures.
Silent films > History and criticism.
Motion picture actors and actresses > Biography.
Femmes au cinéma.
Films muets > Histoire et critique.
ART > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion picture actors and actresses.
Silent films.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Table of Contents; Introduction; PART I
  • ADRIÃ#x8B;NNE SOLSER; Adriñnne Solser on the Dutch Popular Stage; Adriñnne Solser and the Dutch Silent Cinema; PART II
  • MUSIDORA; Musidora on the French Popular Stage; Musidora and the French Silent Cinema; PART III
  • NELL SHIPMAN; Nell Shipman on the American Popular Stage; Nell Shipman and the American Silent Cinema; In Conclusion; Abbreviations; Notes; Career Overviews; Acknowledgements; Illustration Credits; Index.