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Lois Weber
Born 13 June 1881 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
Died 13 November 1939 in Hollywood, California, USA.
Married actor and director Phillips Smalley, May 1906; divorced 1925; one child.
Lois Weber began film work as a actress, but soon began writing and directing films at Bosworth, Incorporated, and The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. Best known for her hard-hitting films that address social issues, she continued making film into the 1920s until she lost favor with motion picture audiences.
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