“A Celebration of the Fort Lee Film Commission: Women and the Silent Film Era,” National Arts Club, November 15, 2019

“A Celebration of the Fort Lee Film Commission: Women and the Silent Film Era”

Friday, November 15 @ 8pm

National Arts Club, New York, NY (15 Gramercy Park S.)

“Join Tom Meyers of the Fort Lee Film Commission and other silent film experts as they discuss women and the silent film era. When Hollywood was mostly orange groves, Fort Lee was the center of American film production with as many as 17 working studios including Fox, Universal, and Goldwyn. Meyers will be joined by Jane Gaines, author of Pink-Slipped: What Happened to Women in the Silent Film Industries and Steve Massa, author of Slapstick Divas.”

Event is free, but registration is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/women-and-the-silent-film-era-registration-75747295199

Mabel Normand with Charles Giblyn on Goldwyn Studio lot in Fort Lee, 1918. Courtesy of the Barrymore Film Center/Fort Lee Film Commission.