Dorothy Arzner

Dorothy Emma Arzner (January 3, 1897 – October 1, 1979) was an American film director whose career in Hollywood spanned from the silent era of the 1920s into the early 1940s.[1][2] With the exception of longtime silent film director Lois Weber (who directed White Heat in 1934), from 1927 until her retirement from feature directing in 1943, Arzner was the only female director working in Hollywood.[3][4][5] She was one of a very few women able to establish a successful and long career in Hollywood as a film director until the 1970s.[6][7] Arzner made a total of twenty films between 1927 and 1943 and launched the careers of a number of Hollywood actresses, including Katharine Hepburn, Rosalind Russell, and Lucille Ball.[8] Arzner was the first woman to join the Directors Guild of America and the first woman to direct a sound film.[9][10]

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Dorothy Arzner
Arzner in 1934
Born	Dorothy Emma Arzner (1897-01-03)January 3, 1897 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1979(1979-10-01) (aged 82) La Quinta, California, U.S.
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1922–1943
Partner	Marion Morgan (1927–1971; her death)