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Dorothy Arzner

Director

Dorothy Arzner

Directing
1927 — 1940 · 10 films
Lived
3 January 1897 — d. 1979
From
San Francisco, California, USA

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. From 1927 until her retirement from feature directing in 1943, Arzner was the only female director working in Hollywood. Additionally, 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.

Career Signature

How Dorothy Arzner’s filmography reads.

Five of Perfery’s 75 vibes, averaged across every film they directed.