Lois Weber

Born: 1879-06-12

From: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

Known For: Directing

Biography

Lois Weber began film work as an actress, then soon began also writing and directing films. She has been referred to as "the most important female director the American film industry has known". Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making films into the 192...

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How Men Propose

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1913

The Picture of Dorian Gray

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1914

The Spider and Her Web

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1911

A Heroine of '76

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1913

Suspense.

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1914

The Pursuit of Hate

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1916

Idle Wives

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1911

Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

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1911

Fate

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1912

Fine Feathers

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1912

A Japanese Idyll

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1911

Lost Illusions

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1913

The Rosary

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1911

The Price

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1917

Alone in the World

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1915

Scandal

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1911

On the Brink

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2016

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The Women Who Run Hollywood

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2014

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Early Directors on Directing

character - Self

1917

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

character - Mrs. Broome

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Alone in the World

1916

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Idle Wives

character - Anne

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The Eye of God

character - Renie

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Hop - The Devil's Brew

character - Lydia Jansen

1915

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Scandal

character - Daisy Dean

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Sunshine Molly

character - Sunshine Molly

1914

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False Colors

character - Mrs. Moore

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Lost by a Hair

character - Summer Girl

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The Pursuit of Hate

character - Diana Grave

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The Spider and Her Web

character - Madame DuBarr

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The Merchant of Venice

character - Portia

1913

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The Jew's Christmas

character - Leah - Isaac's Daughter

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How Men Propose

character - The Maid

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Suspense.

character - The Wife

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The Rosary

character - The Soldier's Sweetheart

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

1912

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A Japanese Idyll

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Eyes That See Not

character - The Millionaire's Wife

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Fine Feathers

character - The Artist's Model

1911

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The Price

character - Ann

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Lost Illusions

character - Grace - The Wife

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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

character - Mrs. Brown

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Fate

character - Flora Brown

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On the Brink

character - Tess

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The Twins

character - The Twin Sisters

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From Death to Life

character - Aratus' Wife

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A Heroine of '76

character - The Tavern Keeper's Daughter

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The Spider and Her Web

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1914-03-26

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The Spider and Her Web

Lois Weber: Scenario Writer (Writing)1914-03-26

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False Colors

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1914-12-17

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False Colors

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1914-12-17

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The Pursuit of Hate

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1914-06-14

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A Heroine of '76

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1911-02-16

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The Dumb Girl of Portici

Lois Weber: Adaptation (Writing)1916-01-30

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The Dumb Girl of Portici

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1916-01-30

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Tarzan of the Apes

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1918-01-27

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Suspense.

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1913-07-06

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Hypocrites

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-01-20

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Shoes

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-06-26

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Where Are My Children?

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-04-16

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The Blot

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1921-09-04

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The Dumb Girl of Portici

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-01-30

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How Men Propose

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1913-07-19

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Too Wise Wives

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1921-05-22

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Eyes That See Not

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1912-03-14

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White Heat

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1934-12-30

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The Angel of Broadway

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1927-10-02

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Sensation Seekers

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1927-03-21

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Idle Wives

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-09-16

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Captain Courtesy

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-04-19

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The Blot

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1921-09-04

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It's No Laughing Matter

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-01-14

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It's No Laughing Matter

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1915-01-14

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The Marriage Clause

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1926-09-12

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The Marriage Clause

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1926-09-12

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White Heat

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1934-12-30

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Betty in Search of a Thrill

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-05-17

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A Cigarette - That's All

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-08-10

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How Men Propose

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1913-07-19

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Hypocrites

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1915-01-20

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Hypocrites

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1915-01-20

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The Blot

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1921-09-04

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Fate

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1911-07-06

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Wanted- A Home

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1916-10-02

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Fine Feathers

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1912-02-02

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A Japanese Idyll

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1912-08-28

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Discontent

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-01-25

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Where Are My Children?

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1916-04-16

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Idle Wives

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-09-16

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Idle Wives

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1916-09-16

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Idle Wives

Lois Weber: Adaptation (Writing)1916-09-16

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The Rosary

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1913-05-03

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The Merchant of Venice

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1914-02-01

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The Merchant of Venice

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1914-02-01

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The Price

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1911-11-23

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Where Are My Children?

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-04-16

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Shoes

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-06-26

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Shoes

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1916-06-26

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Too Wise Wives

Lois Weber: Story (Writing)1921-05-22

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Too Wise Wives

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1921-05-22

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Too Wise Wives

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1921-05-22

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Scandal

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-07-10

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Sensation Seekers

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1927-03-21

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Scandal

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1915-07-10

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What Do Men Want?

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1921-11-13

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What Do Men Want?

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1921-11-13

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A Midnight Romance

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1919-03-10

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A Midnight Romance

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1919-03-10

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On the Brink

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1911-06-22

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On the Brink

Lois Weber: Story (Writing)1911-06-22

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The Troubadour's Triumph

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1912-08-08

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The Jew's Christmas

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1913-12-18

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1917-05-13

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From Death to Life

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1911-06-08

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Lost by a Hair

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1914-06-28

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Lost by a Hair

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1914-06-28

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Sunshine Molly

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1915-03-18

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Sunshine Molly

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1915-03-18

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1913-01-01

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Wanted- A Home

Lois Weber: Story (Writing)1916-10-02

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Even as You and I

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1917-04-01

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The Eye of God

Lois Weber: Scenario Writer (Writing)1916-06-05

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The Eye of God

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-06-05

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The Mysterious Mrs. M

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1917-02-05

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Saving the Family Name

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-09-11

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1917-05-13

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The People vs. John Doe

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-12-10

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The People vs. John Doe

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-12-10

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The People vs. John Doe

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1916-12-10

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Mary Regan

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1919-05-04

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Mary Regan

Lois Weber: Scenario Writer (Writing)1919-05-04

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What's Worth While?

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1921-02-27

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What's Worth While?

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1921-02-27

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What's Worth While?

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1921-02-27

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A Chapter in Her Life

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1923-09-17

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A Chapter in Her Life

Lois Weber: Adaptation (Writing)1923-09-17

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Topsy and Eva

Lois Weber: Adaptation (Writing)1927-07-26

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Hop - The Devil's Brew

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-02-14

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Hop - The Devil's Brew

Lois Weber: Scenario Writer (Writing)1916-02-14

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For Husbands Only

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1918-09-01

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For Husbands Only

Lois Weber: Adaptation (Writing)1918-09-01

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For Husbands Only

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1918-09-01

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Jewel

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1915-08-30

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Forbidden

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1919-09-08

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Forbidden

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1919-09-08

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Home

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1919-08-31

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Home

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1919-08-31

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The Price of a Good Time

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1917-11-04

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The Price of a Good Time

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1917-11-04

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The Price of a Good Time

Lois Weber: Editor (Editing)1917-11-04

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The Doctor and the Woman

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1918-03-04

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The Doctor and the Woman

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1918-03-04

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The Twins

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1911-06-14

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The Twins

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1911-06-14

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The Troubadour's Triumph

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1912-08-08

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The Jew's Christmas

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1913-12-18

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Saving the Family Name

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-09-11

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Borrowed Clothes

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1918-11-04

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Borrowed Clothes

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1918-11-04

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Discontent

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-01-25

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The Price

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1911-11-23

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The Eye of God

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-06-05

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Suspense.

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1913-07-06

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Hop - The Devil's Brew

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1916-02-14

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The Mysterious Mrs. M

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1917-02-05

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Topsy and Eva

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1927-07-26

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A Chapter in Her Life

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1923-09-17

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Mary Regan

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1919-05-04

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For Husbands Only

Lois Weber: Screenplay (Writing)1918-09-01

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When a Girl Loves

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1919-02-15

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When a Girl Loves

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1919-02-15

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

Lois Weber: Producer (Production)1917-05-13

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To Please One Woman

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1920-12-19

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To Please One Woman

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1920-12-19

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The Flirt

Lois Weber: Writer (Writing)1916-03-26

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The Flirt

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-03-26

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John Needham's Double

Lois Weber: Director (Directing)1916-04-10

Lois Weber

Born: 1879-06-12

From: Allegheny City [now Pittsburgh], Pennsylvania, USA

Known For: Directing

Biography

Timeline

2016

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The Women Who Run Hollywood

character - Self (archive footage)

2014

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Early Directors on Directing

character - Self

1917

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

character - Mrs. Broome

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Alone in the World

1916

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Idle Wives

character - Anne

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The Eye of God

character - Renie

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Hop - The Devil's Brew

character - Lydia Jansen

1915

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Scandal

character - Daisy Dean

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Sunshine Molly

character - Sunshine Molly

1914

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False Colors

character - Mrs. Moore

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Lost by a Hair

character - Summer Girl

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The Pursuit of Hate

character - Diana Grave

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The Spider and Her Web

character - Madame DuBarr

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The Merchant of Venice

character - Portia

1913

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The Jew's Christmas

character - Leah - Isaac's Daughter

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How Men Propose

character - The Maid

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Suspense.

character - The Wife

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The Rosary

character - The Soldier's Sweetheart

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

1912

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A Japanese Idyll

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Eyes That See Not

character - The Millionaire's Wife

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Fine Feathers

character - The Artist's Model

1911

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The Price

character - Ann

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Lost Illusions

character - Grace - The Wife

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Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

character - Mrs. Brown

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Fate

character - Flora Brown

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On the Brink

character - Tess

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The Twins

character - The Twin Sisters

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From Death to Life

character - Aratus' Wife

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A Heroine of '76

character - The Tavern Keeper's Daughter

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