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Mabel Normand in Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916).
Mabel Normand in Mickey (1918). If Normand were alive to hear people say that silent movies are dull, she'd probably deck 'em. Not only was Normand a hilarious comic actor, but she also wrote, directed, and produced films as early as 1914. She was some kind of badass and a very funny lady. You can watch Mickey for free at the Internet Archive.
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Happy birthday, Mabel Normand! From Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916).
Mabel Normand and Harry McCoy in Mabel's Strange Predicament (1914).
Mabel Normand and Charlie Chaplin in Gentlemen of Nerve (1914).
Since the dawn of cinema, women have been making meaningful contributions to the film industry behind the camera. Here are just a few of those distinguished ladies who made movies.
- Alice Guy Blaché – actress, writer, cinematographer, producer, director
- Lois Weber – actress, writer, producer, director
- Cleo Madison – actress, writer, producer, director
- Anita Loos – actress, writer, producer
- Mary Pickford – actress, writer, producer, director
- Mabel Normand – actress, writer, producer, director
- Dorothy Arzner – writer, editor, director
- Mae West – actress, writer
Mabel Normand in Fatty and Mabel Adrift (1916).