Angela Bassett: Hollywood Still Has "Distance to Traverse" For Women In Film - FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Angela Bassett: Hollywood Still Has "Distance to Traverse" For Women In Film - FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Angela Bassett says women have to “continue the fight” for the spotlight in Hollywood.  FILMHOUNDS... The post Angela Bassett: Hollywood Still Has “Distance to Traverse” For Women In Film appeared first on FILMHOUNDS Magazine.

The Women of Hollywood – Famous Firsts

By Kathy KovachIn honor of Mother’s Day, this month we’re celebrating the women of Hollywood, and who better to start off with than Frances Marion (born Marion Benson Owens, 1888-1973). From 1915 to 1934, Frances Marion was the highest paid screenwriter—among both men and women—of the silent era. For a time, she earned $50K a year (over $1.5 million today). For three years, she wrote exclusively for Mary Pickford. She continued to write into the…