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Lois Weber

1879 - 1939

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Florence Lois Weber (June 13, 1879 – November 13, 1939) was an American silent film director, screenwriter, producer and actress. She is identified in some historical references as among "the most important and prolific film directors in the era of silent films". Film historian Anthony Slide has also asserted, "Along with D. W. Griffith, Weber was the American cinema's first genuine auteur, a filmmaker involved in all aspects of production and one who utilized the motion picture to put across her own ideas and philosophies". Weber produced a body of work which has been compared to Griffith's in both quantity and quality and brought to the screen her concerns for humanity and social justice in an estimated 200 to 400 films, of which as few as twenty have been preserved. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lois Weber is the 5,101st most popular actor (down from 4,808th in 2019), the 7,983rd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,037th in 2019) and the 2,331st most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Lois Weber ranks 5,101 out of 13,578Before her are Firmine Richard, Debra Monk, Jaye Davidson, Carla Del Poggio, Lyda Borelli, and Kathy Najimy. After her are Anton Walbrook, Eiza González, Andrea Martin, Cammie King, Karin Viard, and Shin Min-a.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1879, Lois Weber ranks 210Before her are Otto Wahle, Adolf Spinnler, Ángel Cabrera, Vivian Woodward, Marie Juchacz, and Annie Kenney. After her are Alexandros Othonaios, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Isidro Ayora, Otto Fickeisen, Rupert Julian, and Axel Nordlander. Among people deceased in 1939, Lois Weber ranks 136Before her are Ford Sterling, Georges Pitoëff, Charles P. Dixon, Robert Farnan, Hugo Jahnke, and Dmitry Grave. After her are Platon Oyunsky, Perikles Kakousis, Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová, Ramón Eguiazábal, Feodor Yulievich Levinson-Lessing, and Owen Moore.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lois Weber ranks 7,985 out of 20,380Before her are Orrin Hatch (1934), David Diamond (1915), Debra Monk (1949), Jaye Davidson (1968), Kathy Najimy (1957), and Henry M. Leland (1843). After her are Dale Gardner (1948), Andrea Martin (1947), Ethel Lackie (1907), Cammie King (1934), Andrea Elson (1969), and David Douglas Duncan (1916).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Lois Weber ranks 2,332Before her are Constance Towers (1933), Theodore Roberts (1861), Roger Clark (1978), Debra Monk (1949), Jaye Davidson (1968), and Kathy Najimy (1957). After her are Andrea Martin (1947), Cammie King (1934), Andrea Elson (1969), Doug Hutchison (1960), Tovah Feldshuh (1952), and Kristine Sutherland (1955).