Women Film Editors

<p> When the movie business adopted some of the ways of other big industries in 1920s America women--who had been essential to the industry's early development--were systematically squeezed out of key behind-the-camera roles. Yet as female producers and directors virtually disappeared for decades a number of female film editors remained and rose to the top of their profession sometimes wielding great power and influence.</p><p> Their example inspired a later generation of women to enter the profession at mid-century several of whom were critical to revolutionizing filmmaking in the 1960s and 1970s with contributions to such classics as <I>Bonnie and Clyde Jaws</I> and <I>Raging Bull</I>. Focusing on nine of these women and presenting shorter glimpses of nine others this book tells their captivating personal stories and examines their professional achievements.</p>