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Lois Weber: Film Pioneer

Presented by Heinz History Center at Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh PA

Jun 13 2019
Lois Weber: Film Pioneer

She’s the North Side original and influential woman pioneer in early filmmaking you may have never heard of!

Celebrate early filmmaking pioneer Lois Weber’s 140th birthday with the unveiling of a new historical marker outside the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s Allegheny branch during the day, then join the History Center in the evening for a special program.

At 7 p.m., dive into film history with actor and Turner Classic Movies host Illeana Douglas and Dr. Shelley Stamp, film historian and professor of film and digital media at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Douglas and Stamp will ... view more »

LOCATION

Heinz History Center

1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222