Lois Weber: Early Career Born 1882 in Alleghany City, PA Ran away from home when parents discouraged plans to study voice Streetcorner evangelist in Pittsburgh.

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Lois Weber: Early Career Born 1882 in Alleghany City, PA Ran away from home when parents discouraged plans to study voice Streetcorner evangelist in Pittsburgh (Christian Home Missionary, 1890s) Began career as actress, working with Phillips Smalley, who had hired her for his traveling road show in 1905 Married Smalley in 1905 Began directing for Gaumont Talking Pictures in 1908

Lois Weber: Mid Career Began working for Rex, division of Universal, in 1912, teaming with Smalley Universal funds studio for Weber in 1915 Weber funds own studio, Lois Weber Productions, in 1917 Directed social problem films on drug addiction, capital punishment, religious intolerance, and contraception. Suspense, 1913

Lois Weber: Mid Career, cont’d Work aimed at middle-class audiences, with goal of involving them in social uplift projects. Film as catalyst for social awareness and action. Contracts with Famous- Players/Laskey for $50,000 per/picture distribution deal in 1920 Deal dropped 1921 after 3 unprofitable pictures From Hypocrites (1915)

Lois Weber: End Career Content/style of films (“heavy dinners”) became less popular in the 1920s Weber lost company in 1921 (divorced alcoholic Smalley and had “nervous breakdown”) Last film, White Heat, 1934 Died 1939, in poverty With Billie Dove on the set of The Sensation Seekers (1927)