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Mary C. McCall Jr. : the rise and fall of Hollywood's most powerful screenwriter /

Mary C. McCall Jr. was, according to studio head and frequent negotiating counterpart, Jack Warner, the "meanest woman in town." She was also the first woman elected president of the Screen Writers Guild, friends with Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart, enemies with RKO's Howard Hughes a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smyth, J. E., 1977- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2024].
Subjects:
McCall, Mary C., > Jr., > 1904-1986.
Screen Writers' Guild.
Women screenwriters > United States > Biography.
Women labor leaders > United States > Biography.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography.
Women in the motion picture industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Motion picture industry > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. 1943 : the turning point
  • Mary Jr.
  • The pirate
  • It's tough being famous
  • A second chance
  • Bending the codes
  • Breaking the rules
  • Independence
  • The invention of Maisie
  • Golden girls and brass rings
  • A president at war
  • A woman in the establishment
  • The party is over
  • Scarlet woman
  • Smaller screens
  • The stuff that dreams are made of.