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1496848268 rar Through dozens of interviews, a detailed chronology and filmography, and a selection of Dorothy Arzners own writingsincluding her unfinished autobiographyDorothy Arzner: Interviews offers major insights into and an in-depth examination of the life and career of one of the few women to direct films during Hollywoods Golden Age. A key figure in Hollywood for decades, she directed more studio films than any other woman in history. Her movies often focused on courageous women who must make difficult decisions to remain true to themselveswomen not unlike Arzner herself, who once said that all we can ever do in our work is write our own biography. Dorothy Arzner (18971979) began her film career in 1919 as a script typist for the Famous Players-Lasky company, which later became Paramount Pictures. She quickly rose through the ranks to become a script supervisor, screenwriter, and editor before directing her first film, Read more